Granville-Barker, Helen (d. 1950)

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Granville-Barker, Helen (d. 1950)

English playwright, poet, and novelist. Name variations: Helen Gates Huntington; Helen Granville Barker. Born Helen Gates in England; died Feb 16, 1950; m. Archer Milton Huntington; m. Harley Granville-Barker (Shakespearean director), 1918 (died 1946).

Plays include The Solitary Path, The Days That Pass, Folk Songs from the Spanish, Ada, The Sovereign God, An Apprentice to Truth, The Moon Lady, Marsh Lights, Eastern Red, The Cup of Silence, Living Mirrors, Come Julia and Moon in Scorpio; collaborated with husband Harley Granville-Barker in translating several plays from the Spanish, notably The Romantic Young Lady, The Kingdom of God, The Lady from Alfaqueque, Fortunato, A 100 Years Old, The Women Have Their Way, Wife to a Famous Man, The Two Shepherds, and Take Two from One.