Writing
Gene Stratton-Porter
Born August 17, 1863 · Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Died December 7, 1924 · aged 61
Gene Stratton-Porter, born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative support for the conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in Indiana.
Known For
Michael O'Halloran · 1937Michael O'Halloran
★ 9.01937
MovieDrama
A wealthy woman's wild lifestyle finally drives her husband to take their two children, move out of the house and file for divorce. Positive she'll lose her children unless she shows the judge that she's changed her wild ways, she takes in two poor street kids, a brother and sister.
Laddie · 1935Laddie
★ 10.01935
MovieDrama
A romance between two young lovers is complicated by their prohibitive parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
A Girl of the Limberlost · 1990A Girl of the Limberlost
★ 7.01990
MovieDramaTV Movie
A teenage girl living in rural Indiana in 1908 attends high school, despite her mother's fierce opposition of her life. The friendship of a free-spirted older woman helps her stick to her goals.
Michael O'Halloran · 1923Michael O'Halloran
★ 10.01923
MovieDrama
Orphan newsboy Michael O'Halloran "adopts" Peaches, a little crippled girl, when her grandmother's death leaves her alone in the world. A chance acquaintance with lawyer Douglas Bruce draws Michael into contact with the Hardings, a farm couple, who bring Michael and Peaches to the country. Wholesome food and good fresh air give Peaches the strength to walk. Also friends of Douglas Bruce are the James Minturns, a wealthy young couple whose marriage breaks up over Nellie Minturn's neglect of their children for a society life. Nellie eventually realizes her error, devotes herself to hospital work, and is reunited with James while bird-calling in the woods.
The Keeper of the Bees · 1935The Keeper of the Bees
★ 6.01935
MovieDramaRomance
A severely traumatized World War I veteran, believing that he's living on borrowed time, comes upon a peaceful little village and meets an old man called Bee Master and his protégé, Little Scout, who try to convince him that he has more to live for than he thinks he does.
Her First Romance · 1940Her First Romance
★ 6.51940
MovieDrama
A bookish co-ed is pranked into attending a formal dance, but her stepsister refuses to help her prepare. With support from a cook and her cousin, she gets a dress, but after learning it’s a joke, she initially declines—until a charming opera star offers to escort her, leading to surprising revelations.
Laddie · 1940Laddie
★ 6.61940
MovieDrama
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.
Freckles · 1960Freckles
★ 5.31960
MovieDrama
A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.
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