Gwen Bristow
Gwen Bristow | |
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Gwen Bristow | |
| Born | 16 September 1903 Marion, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | 17 August 1980 (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist and journalist |
| Genre | novel, short story, essays |
| Notable works | The Invisible Host (1930) Jubilee Trail (1950) |
| Spouse | Bruce Manning (m. 1929–1965) |
Gwen Bristow (September 16, 1903 – August 17, 1980) was an American writer and journalist, best known for her tales of the Old South, especially the "Plantation Trilogy." In 1974, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.