Occupation novelist Name Charlotte Allen Genre Contemporary Fiction | Period 1971 - present Nationality Canadian Role Writer | |
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Born January 19, 1941 (age 83)
Toronto (Canada) ( 1941-01-19 ) Pen name Charlotte Vale-Allen,
Katharine Marlowe Books Daddy's Girl, Night Magic, Dreaming In Color, Leftover Dreams, Somebody's baby | ||
Charlotte Vale-Allen (born January 19, 1941 in Toronto) is a writer of contemporary fiction. She lived in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 1964 working as a singer and actress. She emigrated to the United States in 1966 following a brief return to Canada. After marrying Walter Bateman Allen Jr. in 1970, she moved to Connecticut where she has lived since.
Biography
Charlotte Vale-Allen was born in on January 19, 1941 in Toronto and lived in England from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer and in cabaret revues until she emigrated to the United States in 1966.
She married Walter Bateman Allen Jr.in 1970. They made their home in Connecticut and she began to write. Her first book, Daddy's Girl, was written in 1971, but was initially rejected by editors who considered the topic of incest too contentious. It was eventually published in 1980.