Rosamond Marshall


Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, Kitty and The Bixby Girls, were made into motion pictures.

Early life

Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee Botsford on October 17, 1893, New York City, NY the daughter of Charles and Florence.

Career

Her first published novel in English, None But the Brave, A Story of Holland, for young people, won the New York Herald Tribune Spring Book Award.citation required
Rosamond Marshall's novels for young people were overshadowed by the success of her historical romances for adults. The first of these, Kitty, set the pattern for a continuing series of novels which had sales ranging from a million and a half to three million by 1942.citation required
Two of Rosamond's novels were made into motion pictures. The 1945 film Kitty, starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard, was based on her novel by the same name. The 1960 movie All the Fine Young Cannibals, starring Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, and George Hamilton was based on her book The Bixby Girls.

Personal life

While in Turin, Italy she met and married an Italian, Pierro Antonio Gariazzo on Dec 26, 1914, and lived for a time in Rome. After divorcing Gariazzo, she married Albert Earl Marshall of New York City, USA, on Aug 10, 1936.

Death

In later life Rosamond divided her time between Southern California and her Vancouver Island, Canada farm. She died on November 13, 1957.