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Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier (March 25, 1896 - January 3, 1984) was an American author best known for her 1942 first novel, the best seller Drivin' Woman, which was promoted as a novel in the vein of Gone with the Wind.
Chevalier was born in Chicago in 1896, and was a granddaughter of Confederate States Army General George Pickett. She starting writing for the movie industry in the 1920s. The movie rights to Drivin' Woman were sold before she finished writing it, probably in part due to the success of the movie Gone with the Wind. But though the novel was a bestseller of 1942, it was never made into a film.
Her husband, attorney Stuart Chevalier, died in 1956. She died on January 3, 1984, and was buried in Altadena, California. Her obituary reported that President John F. Kennedy had considered her for the post of United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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Chevalier was born in Chicago in 1896, and was a granddaughter of Confederate States Army General George Pickett. She starting writing for the movie industry in the 1920s. The movie rights to Drivin' Woman were sold before she finished writing it, probably in part due to the success of the movie Gone with the Wind. But though the novel was a bestseller of 1942, it was never made into a film.
Her husband, attorney Stuart Chevalier, died in 1956. She died on January 3, 1984, and was buried in Altadena, California. Her obituary reported that President John F. Kennedy had considered her for the post of United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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