Phyllis Duganne

Phyllis Duganne (1899–1976),^[1] also known as Phyllis Duganne Given, was a writer in the United States. She wrote stories for newspapers, novels, poems, and plays.^[1][2][3][4] Some of her works were adapted to film.^[5]

Phyllis Duganne

She had various paramours.^[6] She was the first wife of fighter pilot and journalist Austin Parker.^[7][8] She subsequently married Eben Given. She had a daughter.^[8] Duganne's sister performed internationally playing the violin.^[9]

Arnold Genthe photographed her circa 1918.^[10] She was a niece of Wallace Irwin and Inez Haynes Irwin,^[11][12] who based one of her characters on her.^[13]

Writings

• Nice Girl?
• Ruthie
• Prologue, her first novel^[13]
• "Bedtime Story" (1936)^[14]
• Poem "Another Year" by Mr. Love; Letter from Phyllis Duganne to Mr. Love (1944)^[15]
• "White Man'll Get You"^[16]
• "Nannie's Divorce"^[16]

Film adaptations

• Sweet Sixteen (1928)
• Nice Girl? (1941), based on her play
• The Way Home (1957), original story^[17]