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Last Reply: Jun 10, 2016 3:50 PM

AnneW

Joined: May, 2012

Location: Baltimore

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May 10, 2016, 8:19 AM

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My biography of Betty, the very first, is now available on Amazon under the title 'Betty: The Story of Betty MacDonald, Author of The Egg and I'. Information from this site has been invaluable, and comments would be greatly appreciated. Hope you like it, and that it does Betty justice. Anne Wellman

http:/ / www.amazon.com/ Betty-Story-MacDonald-Author-Egg/ dp/ 1493662422?ie=UTF8& keywords=anne% 20wellman& qid=1462831892& ref_=sr_1_1& s=books& sr=1-1

PatH

Joined: Dec, 2007

May 21, 2016, 11:36 PM	5471
Thank you for letting us know about your book. Were you able access any original papers belonging to Betty when doing your research?

AnneW

Joined: May, 2012

Location: Baltimore

Occupation: Retired

May 22, 2016, 3:32 PM

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Hi Pat,
All the material I used was in the public domain - a few of Betty's letters, many contemporary newspaper articles, Betty's own magazine articles from the 1940s and '50s and a recently discovered early story of hers, school and college records and yearbooks, divorce records, census records, historical records about the region, media interviews with Betty's daughters, friends' memoirs, contemporary memoirs, academic research papers, movie history, and of course Betty's books themselves. All of this has added up to a comprehensive picture of Betty's life, although of course there may be much more to uncover...

Dagweed

Joined: Nov, 2008

Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

May 23, 2016, 2:25 PM	5473
Congratulations Anne - can't wait to read it!

AnneW

Joined: May, 2012

Location: Baltimore

Occupation: Retired

May 23, 2016, 3:48 PM	5474
Thank you, hope you enjoy it.

Dagweed

Joined: Nov, 2008

Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Jun 10, 2016, 3:24 PM

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Just finished reading the new biography of Betty by Anne Wellman. It was a wonderful read, and respectable biography. Many new (to me anyway) interesting facts on Betty that I was unaware of that helped give a more rounded picture of her life. My only complaint (small at that) is Anne Wellman did not write a blurb about herself as the author - perhaps you can give us a small background of yourself and why you took on this task. Congratulations Anne and thank you!

AnneW

Joined: May, 2012

Location: Baltimore

Occupation: Retired

Jun 10, 2016, 3:50 PM

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I'm really glad you liked it, and thanks for taking an interest in me as the writer. (I did put a couple of lines about myself on my Amazon author page, but I always feel a biographer very much takes second place to the subject of the biography.) It took me about five years all told. I would welcome a review on Amazon or Goodreads if you get the chance - Betty is sadly in danger of being forgotten and if the biography attracts attention it may reawaken interest...

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