Edith Wherry
Edith Wherry Muckleston | |
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Wherry photo by Eva Watson-Schütze c. 1903 | |
| Born | Edith Wherry October 10, 1876 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1961 (aged 84) Claremont, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Genre | Mostly novels |
| Subject | China |
| Notable works | The Red Lantern |
| Spouse |
Harold Struan Muckleston
(m. 1911) |
| Children | 3 |
Edith Wherry (after marriage, Muckleston; 1876-1961) was an American writer. She published four novels set in China where she lived with her missionary parents until she reached her teen years. The film, The Red Lantern, with Alla Nazimova in the lead role, was based on Wherry's novel of the same name.