Grace Metalious

January 10, 2024
Novelist

Quick Facts

Grace Metalious
Full Name Grace Metalious
Occupation Novelist
Date Of Birth Sep 8, 1924(1924-09-08)
Age 100
Date Of Death 1964-02-25
Birthplace Manchester
Country United States
Birth City New Hampshire
Horoscope Virgo

Grace Metalious Biography

Name Grace Metalious
Birthday Sep 8
Birth Year 1924
Place Of Birth Manchester
Home Town New Hampshire
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Virgo
Spouse George Metalious
Children(s) 3

Grace Metalious is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 8, 1924 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. A popular American author She is well-known for her controversial novel Peyton Place, which was placed on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than one year. Her subsequent works are The Tight White Collar (1961) and No Adam in Eden (1963).

She as well as She and Joe Klein both had books on the New York Times Bestseller list. both published books that appeared that were on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Her birth name was Marie Grace DeRepentigny in Manchester, New Hampshire. She was married to George Metalious in 1943.

Grace Metalious Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Novelist
House Living in own house.

Grace Metalious is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grace Metalious 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was raised in the midst of poverty living in Manchester, New Hampshire. She began writing in her childhood and pursued a career in literature after she graduated from Manchester Central High School.

Her book Peyton Place sold over 30 million copies.

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Who is Grace Metalious Dating?

According to our records, Grace Metalious married to George Metalious. As of December 1, 2023, Grace Metalious’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Grace Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Grace Metalious celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

What happened to Grace Metalious?

BOSTON, Feb. 25—Grace Metalious, author of “Peyton Place,” the best‐seller about the seamy side of small‐town life, died of a chronic liver disease today at Beth Israel Hospital. She was 39 years old.

Is Peyton Place a true story?

The Selena Cross character (played by Hope Lange) in “Peyton Place” is based on the true story of 20-year-old Barbara Roberts who, in 1947, shot and killed her father and buried his body in the sheep pen. She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Why was Peyton Place so controversial?

Peyton Place stirred up controversy wherever it was shelved as it dealt with otherwise unspeakable subjects like rape, murder, incest, abortion, promiscuity, and adultery. But in creating a scandal, it encouraged readers to interrogate their own experience with scandal in their neighborhoods.

What town was the model for Peyton Place?

In 1957, 20th Century Fox chose Camden as the location for the filming of Peyton Place, the movie version of the controversial novel by Grace Metalious that portrayed life in a small New England town.

Was Peyton Place a banned book?

Although Peyton Place had earned its reputation as a “bad” and “dirty” banned book that mothers hid under their mattresses the minute it was published ( several states and the entirety of Canada banned the book altogether, declaring it indecent , and one library in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, posted a sign on their …

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