Elinor Glyn

Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn, United States
Born	Elinor Sutherland (1864-10-17)17 October 1864 Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.
Died	23 September 1943(1943-09-23) (aged 78) Chelsea, London, U.K.
Pen name	Elinor Glyn
Occupation	Novelist and scriptwriter
Language	English
Period	1900–1940
Genre	Romance fiction
Literary movement	Modernism
Notable works	Beyond the Rocks, Three Weeks, The Visits of Elizabeth
Spouse	Clayton Louis Glyn ​ ​ (m. 1892; died 1915)​
Children	2, including Juliet
Relatives	Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (sister) Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams, 2nd Baronet (grandson)

Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the "it girl", and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.