Emily Tapscott Clark
Emily Tapscott Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1892 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1953 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery |
| Other names | Emily Tapscott Clark Balch |
| Occupations | Writer, editor |
| Spouse |
Edwin Swift Balch (m. 1924) |
Emily Tapscott Clark Balch (September 8, 1892 – July 2, 1953) was an American writer and editor. She is best known for co-founding the literary magazine The Reviewer.
Biography
Born Emily Tapscott Clark on September 8, 1892, in Richmond, Virginia, United States,[1] to Nancy Douglas Tapscott and William Meade Clark, she attended Virginia Randolph Ellett School for Girls (now St. Catherine's School).[2]
She wrote reviews for the Richmond Evening-Journal until the book page was no longer published. In 1920, she co-founded the literary magazine The Reviewer.[1] The other founders were fellow Richmond residents Margaret Waller Freeman, Hunter Taylor Stagg, and Mary Dallas Street. The publication existed from 1921 through 1925.
In 1924, Clark married Edwin Balch and left the magazine. The couple resided in Baltimore. Edwin died in 1927.[2]
Clark's novel Stuffed Peacocks was published in 1927 by Alfred A. Knopf.[3] In 1931, Knopf published her book Innocence Abroad.[4][5]
Clark died on July 2, 1953, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aged 60.[1] She was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Scura, Dorothy M. (2000). "Clark, Emily Tapscott". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603113. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Smith, Leanne E. "Emily Tapscott Clark (ca. 1890–1953)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Emily (1927). "Stuffed Peacocks". Google Books. A. A. Knopf. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Emily (1931). "Innocence Abroad". Google Books. A.A. Knopf. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Obituary for Emily Tapscott Clark". Republican and Herald. July 3, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mrs. Balch, Former Local Author, Dies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 3, 1953. p. 24. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.