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Ursula Parrott (1899-1957) was a modern novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer who wrote Ex-Wife, a Jazz Age best seller about divorce and infidelity. Learn about her life, career, and legacy from this Wikipedia article.
Ex-Wife is a 1929 novel by Ursula Parrott, a journalist and fashion writer, that explores the themes of female independence, sexual liberation, and the changing social mores of the time. The book was a commercial success and became a movie starring Norma Shearer, who won an Oscar for her role.
‘Ex-wives like us illustrate how this freedom for women turned out to be God’s greatest gift to men,’ quips Patricia, the flapper heroine of the American novelist Ursula Parrott’s 1929...
Apr 30, 2023 · The novelist Ursula Parrott, left, faced charges for helping a boyfriend, Michael Neely Bryan, desert the Air Force — one of many instances of her notoriety. Associated Press. By Alexandra...
- Alexandra Jacobs
Jul 10, 2024 · Parrott was, first and foremost, a trenchant observer of women like her, who were smart, ambitious and adventurous, but who failed to navigate a brave new world in which the odds seemed stacked...
- Marsha Gordon
Apr 18, 2023 · She was a world traveler, a partner in a rural Connecticut newspaper, an informant in a federal drug investigation, and a pilot in the Civil Aeronautics Administration during World War II. She navigated a wildly fluctuating career and personal life, including four husbands and as many exes.
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May 3, 2023 · The Divorce Novel That Captured the Mores of Jazz Age New York. Ursula Parrott’s “Ex-Wife” caused a sensation when it was published in 1929. But it wasn’t the racy, frothy endorsement of sexual...