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Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
d. 1935
A prolific American novelist and screenwriter, she wrote popular fiction under the name Mrs. Wilson Woodrow and often centered women in dramatic, fast-moving stories set in the American West.
3 Audiobooks
The Black Pearl
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
The Silver Butterfly
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
The Beauty
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
About the author
Born Nancy Mann Waddel, she was an American writer from Chillicothe, Ohio, who published fiction as Mrs. Wilson Woodrow. She was active in the early 20th century and built a career writing novels and stories that reached a wide popular audience.
Her books include The Silver Butterfly, The Beauty, The Black Pearl, and The Hornets' Nest. Some of her work also crossed into early film, showing how her storytelling connected with readers and audiences beyond the page.
She died on September 7, 1935. Though not a household name today, her work remains part of the lively world of early popular fiction, especially for readers interested in women writers of that era.