American writer
Belle K. Maniates
Belle K. Maniates, from a 1915 publication
Born September 1861Marshall, Michigan, US
Died November 13, 1931Lansing, Michigan, US
Occupation Writer
Belle K. Maniates (September 1861 – November 13, 1931) was an American novelist and short story writer. At least three silent films were made based on works by Maniates: Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918), Mirandy Smiles (1918), and Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921).
Early life
Belle Kanaris Maniates was born in Marshall, Michigan , in 1861. Her father Nicholas Kanaris Maniates was a Greek immigrant and a doctor.[ 1] [ 2] Her mother was Martha Arabelle Becker Maniates, of New York. Her father died in the same year that Belle Maniates was born.[ 3] She was sometimes described as the niece or grandniece of Greek politician Konstantinos Kanaris .[ 2]
Career
Maniates, who worked as a secretary and clerk in the Michigan state government in Lansing ,[ 4] [ 5] wrote "eight novels and hundreds of short stories".[ 1] Several of her short stories appeared in the Chicago Defender newspaper. Books by Maniates included David Dunne, a Romance of the Middle West (1912),[ 6] [ 7] Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1915),[ 8] Mildew Manse (1916),[ 9] [ 10] Amarilly in Love (1917),[ 11] Little Boy Bear (1917),[ 12] Our Next Door Neighbors (1917),[ 13] Penny of Top Hill Trail (1919),[ 14] and Sand Holler (1920).[ 15]
Three of her stories were adapted as silent films: Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918) was directed by Marshall Neilan , adapted by Frances Marion and starred Mary Pickford ;[ 4] Mirandy Smiles (1918) was directed by William C. deMille , adapted by Edith M. Kennedy , and starred Vivian Martin ; and Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921) was directed by Arthur Berthelet , adapted by Finis Fox and Beatrice Van , and starred Bessie Love .[ 16] [ 17] Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley and Mildew Alley were also adapted for the stage, in 1917 and 1922.[ 18] [ 19]
Personal life
Maniates died in Lansing in 1931, aged 70 years.[ 20] [ 21]
References
^ a b Castanier, Bill (May 31, 2017). "Rediscovering Maniates" . City Pulse . Retrieved 2020-08-21 .
^ a b Mueller, Joseph F. (January 1914). "A Greek Author's Sister" . The Operative Miller . 19 : 50.
^ Frangos, Steve (January 2–8, 2010). "Helenes in American during the Greek War of Independence: The Maniates Family" (PDF) . The National Herald . pp. 1, 4. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
^ a b "Miss Maniates' Story to be Filmed at Colonial Tuesday" . Lansing State Journal . 1918-04-13. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Impeachment Message Read; Letter Signed Before it was Written" . Detroit Free Press . 1900-05-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1912). David Dunne: A Romance of the Middle West . Rand McNally.
^ "Lansing Woman Has Her Novel Accepted" . Lansing State Journal . 1911-07-11. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Maniates, Belle K. (1915). Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley .
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1916). Mildew Manse . Little, Brown.
^ " 'Mildew Manse' Will Be Played" . Lansing State Journal . 1918-07-31. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1917). Amarilly in Love . Little, Brown.
^ Schwartz, Elza (1917-09-22). "Books, Magazines, and Their Writers" . Lansing State Journal . p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1917). Our Next-door Neighbors . Little Brown.
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1919). Penny of Top Hill Trail . Reilly & Lee Company.
^ Maniates, Belle Kanaris (1920). Sand Holler . Reilly & Lee.
^ "Federated Announces Bessie Love Picture" . The Moving Picture World : 79. May 7, 1921.
^ Sewell, C. S. (May 7, 1921). "Penny of Top Hill Trail (review)" . The Motion Picture World : 89.
^ "Miss Maniates to See Book Stage Production" . Lansing State Journal . 1917-05-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Local Author, in West, Interviewed" . Lansing State Journal . 1922-03-16. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Funeral Rites Held for Belle Maniates" . Lansing State Journal . 1931-11-16. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miss Belle K. Maniates, Author of Several Books, Here 30 Years, Dies" . Lansing State Journal . 1931-11-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Stories by Maniates
Belle K. Maniates, "Angela's Romance" , The Pacific Monthly 15(June 1905): 371-376. A short story by Maniates.
Belle K. Maniates, "A Vegetarian Adventure" The New England Magazine 35(September 1906): 60-65. A short story by Maniates.
Belle K. Maniates, "Polly's Masquerade" Locomotive Engineers Journal 41(June 1907): 457-460. A short story by Maniates.
Belle K. Maniates, "An Unsolved Problem" The Black Cat 13(March 1908): 43-52. A short story by Maniates.