Earning Celebrity Elinor Glyn As A Writer Research carried out under the AHRC funded Crossmedia coop

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Earning CelebrityElinor Glyn As A
WriterResearch carried out under the AHRC
funded Cross-media co-operation in Britain in the
1920s and 1930s project

• Alexis Weedon
• University of Bedfordshire
• alexis.weedon_at_beds.ac.uk

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An opening from The Elinor Glyn System of Writing
(1922)
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Portrait by Arnold Mason, 1942.
Christmas card to Betty Ross featuring Glyn in
her home in 1934 and some of her famous tiger
skins - gifts from admirers.
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Glyns first fictional heroine and social
observer featured in more than one of her books.
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NY Harper Bros, 1903
London George Newnes n.d.
NY Macaulay 1933
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Lippincotts half yearly royalties on Glyns
books to 30th June 1924
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Elinor Glyn and Rudolph Valentino From Macaulays
photoplay edition of Beyond the Rocks (1922)
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From Macaulays photoplay edition of Beyond the
Rocks (1922)
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From Macaulays photoplay edition of Beyond the
Rocks (1922)
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• Book publishers included
• Jonathan Page Co
• Brandt Brandt
• Vilnek in Czechslovakia
• Skoglunds Bokforlag in Sweden
• J. Engelhorn in Germany
• Editorial Juventual in Argentina
• Magazine and newspaper syndicates
• International Magazine Company
• Kings Features Syndicate
• Brant Kirkpatrick
• London Press Bureau
• PLUS theatrical rights, film studios etc

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Hearsts International Magazine contract 1919

• Glyn was to receive
• 15 cents per word for all short stories and
  novelettes
• 12,000 for each novel of 80,000 words
• IMC had the option to purchase movie rights at
• 10,000 dollars for a novel
• 7500 for a novelette
• 2000 for a short story.