Christine Goutiere Weston
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Christine Goutiere Weston (1904 - 1989) was a novelist and author
of short stories
. She was born in Unao, now in Uttar Pradesh
, India
, the daughter of a British
indigo
planter of French
descent, who was also born in India. In 1923 she married American
businessman
Robert Weston, and moved with him to the United States, where she began a writing career.
Weston's novel Indigo (1943) is generally considered her best, and made her reputation. Her next novel, The Dark Woods (1946) also received good reviews and the rights were bought by Twentieth-Century Fox. The film was cast in 1946 with Maureen O'Hara
and Tyrone Power
in the lead roles, and Otto Preminger
directing, but was never produced.
Weston also wrote The Devil's Foot (1942), The World is a Bridge (1950) and two non-fiction
books about Ceylon and Afghanistan
. In total she produced 10 novels, over 30 short stories (mostly for New York
magazines), 2 non-fiction books, and a children's book
.
Weston divorced her husband in 1951 but later remarried. At the time of the divorce they were living in Castine, Maine
, and she wrote some of her later fiction about New England
. She spent the later part of her life in Bangor, Maine
.
Weston won a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1940.
Author
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of short stories
Short Stories
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. She was born in Unao, now in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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, India
India
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, the daughter of a British
Great Britain
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indigo
Indigo
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planter of French
France
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descent, who was also born in India. In 1923 she married American
United States
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businessman
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Robert Weston, and moved with him to the United States, where she began a writing career.
Weston's novel Indigo (1943) is generally considered her best, and made her reputation. Her next novel, The Dark Woods (1946) also received good reviews and the rights were bought by Twentieth-Century Fox. The film was cast in 1946 with Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara is an Irish film actress and singer. The famously red-headed O'Hara has been noted for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. She often worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne...
and Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
in the lead roles, and Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel...
directing, but was never produced.
Weston also wrote The Devil's Foot (1942), The World is a Bridge (1950) and two non-fiction
Non-fiction
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books about Ceylon and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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. In total she produced 10 novels, over 30 short stories (mostly for New York
New York
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magazines), 2 non-fiction books, and a children's book
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.
Weston divorced her husband in 1951 but later remarried. At the time of the divorce they were living in Castine, Maine
Castine, Maine
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, and she wrote some of her later fiction about New England
New England
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. She spent the later part of her life in Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
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.
Weston won a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
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in 1940.