Elisabeth Ogilvie
Elisabeth M. Ogilvie (May 20, 1917 – September 9, 2006) was an American novelist. Ogilvie is best known for writing a series of novels set on islands off the coast of Maine, where she lived as an adult.[1] She died in Cushing, Maine, at the age of 89.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Ogilvie was born in Boston on May 20, 1917, to Frank and Maude Ogilvie.[2] She had three older brothers.[1] Growing up, Ogilvie spent summers on the Maine island of Criehaven.[2] She was raised in Dorchester and Wollaston, and she graduated from North Quincy High School in 1934.[1][2] Ogilvie did not earn a college degree, but took a writing course at Harvard.[2]
Career
[edit]Ogilvie published her first novel, High Tide at Noon in 1944, which was the first of eight novels in the Bennett's Island series.[2] She modeled the setting on Criehaven, the Maine island where she spent summers growing up.[3]
Ogilvie wrote 46 adult, young adult, and children's books.[2] Many of her novels dealt with life in Maine and lobstering families along the coast. She also wrote a series of novels set in Scotland, inspired by her Scottish descent and her travels there.[1] In 1950, Ogilvie published an autobiographical book, My World is an Island, about her life on Gay Island.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1944, Ogilvie moved to a 33-acre (130,000 m2) farm on Gay Island in the town of Cushing, Maine.[5] She lived there for more than 50 years, sharing the house with her longtime companion and friend Dorothy Simpson (1905–1998), and Simpson's husband, Guy.[2]
Death
[edit]Ogilvie died of a stroke on September 9, 2006 in Cushing, Maine.[1]
Works published
[edit]Series
[edit]Bennett Island Family
- Tide Trilogy
- High Tide at Noon (1944, Thorndike Press, ISBN 0-7838-8554-7)
- The Storm Tide (1945, Thorndike Press, ISBN 0-7838-8800-7)
- Ebbing Tide (1947, Thorndike Press, ISBN 0-7838-8801-5)
- Lover's Trilogy
- Dawning of the Day (1954, Down East, ISBN 0-89272-464-1)
- The Seasons Hereafter (1966, Down East, ISBN 0-89272-465-X)
- Strawberries in the Sea (1973, Down East, ISBN 0-89272-466-8)
- Joanna Bennett's Island
- An Answer in the Tide (1978, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047664-0)
- Day Before Winter (1997, Down East, ISBN 0-89272-429-3)
- Standalone
- Summer of the Osprey (1987, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047784-1)
Other Series
- Cass Phillips
- Blueberry Summer (1956, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-327-2)
- The Fabulous Year (1958, Whittlesey House, ISBN 0-401-31181-3)
- Mirabelle Taggart
- Weep and Know Why (1972, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047619-5)
- Dreaming Swimmer (1976, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047598-9)
- Jennie Trilogy
- Jennie about to Be (1984, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047769-8)
- World of Jennie G. (1986, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047783-3)
- Jennie Glenroy (1993, Down East, ISBN 0-89272-326-2)
Adult novels
[edit]- Rowan Head (1949, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-181-4)
- How Wide the Heart aka Steady Kind of Love (1959, Scholastic)
- Witch Door (1959, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-182-2)
- Woman's Reputation (1962, Redbook)
- Call Home the Heart (1962, Aeonian Press, ISBN 0-88411-328-0)
- There May be Heaven (1966, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-338-8)
- Waters on a Starry Night (1968, McGraw-Hill)
- Bellwood (1968, McGraw-Hill)
- Theme for Reason (1970, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047634-9)
- Image of a Lover (1974, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047648-9)
- Where the Lost Aprils Are (1975, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047606-3)
- Dancer in Yellow (1979, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047600-4)
- The Devil in Tartan (1980, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047678-0)
- Silent Ones (1981, McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-047679-9)
- Road to Nowhere (1983, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047700-0)
- When the Music Stopped (1989, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-047792-2)
Young-adult novels
[edit]- Whistle for a Wind: Maine 1820 (1954, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-340-X)
- The Young Islanders (1960, McGraw-Hill)
- Becky's Island (1961, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-326-4)
- Turn Around Twice (1962, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-339-6)
- Ceiling of Amber aka Until the End of Summer (1964, Amereon Ltd, ISBN 0-88411-329-9)
- Masquerade at Sea House (1965, Aeonion Press, ISBN 0-88411-333-7)
- Pigeon Pair (1967, TBS The Book Service Ltd, ISBN 0-207-94993-X)
- Come Aboard and Bring Your Dory (1969)
- Face of Innocence (1970, McGraw-Hill)
- Beautiful Girl (1980, Scholastic, ISBN 0-590-31277-4)
- Too Young to Know (1982, Scholastic, 0-590-31710-8)
- A Forgotten Girl...and a Forgotten Time (1982, Scholastic, ISBN 0-590-32544-2)
- My Summer Love (1985, Scholastic, ISBN 0-590-33266-X)
Movie Tie-In
[edit]- Honeymoon (1947, Bart House), novelization of the screenplay by Michael Kanin from a story by Vicki Baum
Autobiography
[edit]- My World is an Island (1950, Down East Books, ISBN 0-89272-288-6)
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Hevesi, Dennis (2006-09-14). "Elisabeth Ogilvie, 89, Maine Author, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Elisabeth May Ogilvie papers, 1933-2006". Maine Women Writers Collection. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Visiting Elisabeth". Maine Boats Homes & Harbors. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ Ogilvie, Elisabeth 1917-2006; Jacob, Hilda McLeod; Fuller, Marion Cobb; and Maine State Library, "Elisabeth Ogilvie Correspondence" (2015), p 9.