Here, young Elinor was taught by her grandmother, Lucy Anne Saunders ( née Willcocks), daughter of Sir Richard Willcocks, a magistrate in the early Irish police force, who helped to suppress the Emmet Rising in 1803. Her father died when she was two months old her mother returned to the parental home in Guelph, in what was then Upper Canada, British North America (now Ontario) with her two daughters. Her father was said to be related to the Lords Duffus.
She was the younger daughter of Douglas Sutherland (1838–1865), a civil engineer of Scottish descent, and his wife Elinor Saunders (1841–1937), of an Anglo-French family that had settled in Canada. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.Įarly life and family background Įlinor Sutherland was born on 17 October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams, 2nd Baronet (grandson)Įlinor Glyn ( née Sutherland 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) You areįree to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Guide to the Mary Roberts Rinehart Papers, 1831-1970 SC.1958.03.Handwritten draft of a book review for Elinor Glyn's "Three Weeks.".
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