Nalbro Bartley

Born in Buffalo, New York, on November 10, 1888, Nalbro Bartley became known as an American short story writer, novelist, newspaper columnist, and lecturer. She started working young, including time as a governess, and later worked in journalism for the Buffalo Morning Express before moving into freelance writing in New York.

Her fiction began appearing in popular magazines while she was still in her early twenties, and she went on to publish a long list of novels, including Paradise Auction, The Gorgeous Girl, Head Over Heels, Judd & Judd, and The Amateur Wife. A number of her stories and novels were adapted for film between 1918 and 1932, showing how well her energetic, accessible storytelling fit the entertainment culture of the time.

Bartley was married three times and spent parts of her life in New York state and later California. She died in San Francisco on September 7, 1952. Today she is remembered as a once-popular commercial writer whose work connected magazine readers, book audiences, and early moviegoers.