Eleanor Gates
Minnesota native Eleanor Gates (1875-1951) drew upon her early life for her first book, The Biography of a Prairie Girl. She founded the Liberty Feature Film Company, the only such organization of its era that was owned and managed by women. The Poor Little Rich Girl, her best-known work, was adapted for movies starring Mary Pickford (1917) and Shirley Temple (1936).
Minnesota native Eleanor Gates (1875-1951) drew upon her early life for her first book, The Biography of a Prairie Girl. She founded the Liberty Feature Film Company, the only such organization of its era that was owned and managed by women. The Poor Little Rich Girl, her best-known work, was adapted for movies starring Mary Pickford (1917) and Shirley Temple (1936). See less
