Luella Creighton

Luella Sanders Creighton, née Bruce (August 25, 1901 – March 6, 1996) was a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer.[1] She is best known to contemporary audiences for her 1951 novel High Bright Buggy Wheels, which was reprinted by McClelland & Stewart's New Canadian Library series in 1978.

Luella Creighton
BornLuella Sanders Bruce
August 25, 1901
Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 6, 1996
Occupationnovelist, non-fiction
NationalityCanadian
Period1950s-1960s
Notable worksHigh Bright Buggy Wheels
SpouseDonald Creighton
ChildrenCynthia Flood

Biography

Creighton was born on August 25, 1901 in Stouffville, Ontario to James William Bruce and Luella Sanders. She taught school locally before attending Victoria College at the University of Toronto and later studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She married Donald Creighton, a historian, on June 23, 1926 and operated a real estate office in Toronto before moving to Brooklin in 1962.[1][2] Their daughter, Cynthia Flood, is a noted Canadian writer.[3]

Creighton's work included historical fiction, non-fiction and children's literature.[3] In addition to assisting her husband with own writing projects, she authored several text books and served as a member of the Central Ontario Regional Library Board.[2]

Creighton died on March 6, 1996 in Brooklin.[3]

Bibliography
  • High Bright Buggy Wheels (1951)
  • Turn East, Turn West (1954)
  • Canada, The Struggle for Empire (1960)
  • Canada, Trial and Triumph (1963)
  • Tecumseh, the Story of the Shawnee Chief (1965)
  • Miss Multipenny and Miss Crumb (1966)
  • The Elegant Canadians (1967)
  • The Hitching Post (1969).

References
  1. Creighton, Luella fonds: 1917-1990. University of Waterloo Archives.
  2. "Brooklin author Luella Creighton was 94". Whitby Free Press. March 13, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. W. H. New, Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802007619. "Creighton, Luella Sanders", p. 247.


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