Martha Rofheart was a writer of historical novels and an actress. She was born Martha Jones May 27, 1917 in Louisville, KY. She arrived in New York City when she was seventeen years old and began working as a model with the Harry Conover agency. An actress in the 1940s and 1950s, she made her Broadway debut with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Pirate in 1942, and was Miss Fontanne's protege. She appeared in Blythe Spirit, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Heiress, The Respectful Prostitute, and other plays, both on Broadway and on tour in the USA and Canada. In July 1943, she married actor Robert Emhardt, with whom she debuted in The Pirate.
She was married in 1952 to Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, by whom she had one child Evan, in 1957. Soon after her son was born, she chose to be a full time mother, and she stopped pursuing acting. In the late 1960s she began working as a freelance advertising copywriter.
In the early 1970s, Rofheart wrote a novel of Henry V of England, “Fortune Made His Sword”, published in the UK as “Cry God For Harry”. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing “Fortune Made His Sword” in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
After “Fortune Made His Sword”, Rofheart wrote five novels, “Glendower Country”, in the UK published as “Cry God for Glendower”, “My Name Is Sappho”, a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled “The Savage Brood”, “The Alexandrian” a novel about Cleopatra, and “Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I, King of England”.
Martha Rofheart's novels have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Serbian. A new translation of the Alexandrian was published in Italy in 2013.
She died in 1990, in New York City.
More from Martha Rofheart
At Martha Rofheart’s amazon author’s page you can find links to all of her other books, all of which are available from used book sellers. All the books were first published in Hardcover and then in Paperback.
Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/rofheart & Wikipedia : Martha Rofheart
A note about titles: Some of the books have different titles in North America and the UK.
“Fortune Made His Sword” (1972) about Henry V of England, was also published in England with the title, “Cry God For Harry”, trading one Shakespeare quote for another. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing Fortune Made His Sword in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
“Glendower Country” (1973) was renamed “Cry God For Glendower”, probably because in the UK “Cry God For Harry” was such a success. The Welsh consider Owen Glendower the last true “prince of Wales” and a leader for Welsh sovereignty.
“My Name is Sappho” (1974) for some reason was renamed, “Burning Sappho”. Strange because she is not all that ‘Hot”, mainly Sappho can be seen as the first feminist in the Western world.
“The Alexandrian” (1976) about Cleopatra, which kept its title in the UK, has proved to be very popular worldwide, recently being translated and published in Italy as, “La regina di Alessandria”.
“The Savage Brood”, (1978) tells the story of a fictional theatre family, spanning the centuries from Henry V’s day up to the 1970s.
“Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I King of England”, (1981) is set in the twelfth century and the Crusades.
She was married in 1952 to Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, by whom she had one child Evan, in 1957. Soon after her son was born, she chose to be a full time mother, and she stopped pursuing acting. In the late 1960s she began working as a freelance advertising copywriter.
In the early 1970s, Rofheart wrote a novel of Henry V of England, “Fortune Made His Sword”, published in the UK as “Cry God For Harry”. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing “Fortune Made His Sword” in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
After “Fortune Made His Sword”, Rofheart wrote five novels, “Glendower Country”, in the UK published as “Cry God for Glendower”, “My Name Is Sappho”, a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled “The Savage Brood”, “The Alexandrian” a novel about Cleopatra, and “Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I, King of England”.
Martha Rofheart's novels have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Serbian. A new translation of the Alexandrian was published in Italy in 2013.
She died in 1990, in New York City.
More from Martha Rofheart
At Martha Rofheart’s amazon author’s page you can find links to all of her other books, all of which are available from used book sellers. All the books were first published in Hardcover and then in Paperback.
Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/rofheart & Wikipedia : Martha Rofheart
A note about titles: Some of the books have different titles in North America and the UK.
“Fortune Made His Sword” (1972) about Henry V of England, was also published in England with the title, “Cry God For Harry”, trading one Shakespeare quote for another. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing Fortune Made His Sword in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
“Glendower Country” (1973) was renamed “Cry God For Glendower”, probably because in the UK “Cry God For Harry” was such a success. The Welsh consider Owen Glendower the last true “prince of Wales” and a leader for Welsh sovereignty.
“My Name is Sappho” (1974) for some reason was renamed, “Burning Sappho”. Strange because she is not all that ‘Hot”, mainly Sappho can be seen as the first feminist in the Western world.
“The Alexandrian” (1976) about Cleopatra, which kept its title in the UK, has proved to be very popular worldwide, recently being translated and published in Italy as, “La regina di Alessandria”.
“The Savage Brood”, (1978) tells the story of a fictional theatre family, spanning the centuries from Henry V’s day up to the 1970s.
“Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I King of England”, (1981) is set in the twelfth century and the Crusades.
Martha Rofheart was a writer of historical novels and an actress. She was born Martha Jones May 27, 1917 in Louisville, KY. She arrived in New York City when she was seventeen years old and began working as a model with the Harry Conover agency. An actress in the 1940s and 1950s, she made her Broadway debut with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Pirate in 1942, and was Miss Fontanne's protege. She appeared in Blythe Spirit, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Heiress, The Respectful Prostitute, and other plays, both on Broadway and on tour in the USA and Canada. In July 1943, she married actor Robert Emhardt, with whom she debuted in The Pirate.
She was married in 1952 to Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, by whom she had one child Evan, in 1957. Soon after her son was born, she chose to be a full time mother, and she stopped pursuing acting. In the late 1960s she began working as a freelance advertising copywriter.
In the early 1970s, Rofheart wrote a novel of Henry V of England, “Fortune Made His Sword”, published in the UK as “Cry God For Harry”. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing “Fortune Made His Sword” in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
After “Fortune Made His Sword”, Rofheart wrote five novels, “Glendower Country”, in the UK published as “Cry God for Glendower”, “My Name Is Sappho”, a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled “The Savage Brood”, “The Alexandrian” a novel about Cleopatra, and “Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I, King of England”.
Martha Rofheart's novels have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Serbian. A new translation of the Alexandrian was published in Italy in 2013.
She died in 1990, in New York City.
More from Martha Rofheart
At Martha Rofheart’s amazon author’s page you can find links to all of her other books, all of which are available from used book sellers. All the books were first published in Hardcover and then in Paperback.
Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/rofheart & Wikipedia : Martha Rofheart
A note about titles: Some of the books have different titles in North America and the UK.
“Fortune Made His Sword” (1972) about Henry V of England, was also published in England with the title, “Cry God For Harry”, trading one Shakespeare quote for another. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing Fortune Made His Sword in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
“Glendower Country” (1973) was renamed “Cry God For Glendower”, probably because in the UK “Cry God For Harry” was such a success. The Welsh consider Owen Glendower the last true “prince of Wales” and a leader for Welsh sovereignty.
“My Name is Sappho” (1974) for some reason was renamed, “Burning Sappho”. Strange because she is not all that ‘Hot”, mainly Sappho can be seen as the first feminist in the Western world.
“The Alexandrian” (1976) about Cleopatra, which kept its title in the UK, has proved to be very popular worldwide, recently being translated and published in Italy as, “La regina di Alessandria”.
“The Savage Brood”, (1978) tells the story of a fictional theatre family, spanning the centuries from Henry V’s day up to the 1970s.
“Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I King of England”, (1981) is set in the twelfth century and the Crusades.
She was married in 1952 to Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, by whom she had one child Evan, in 1957. Soon after her son was born, she chose to be a full time mother, and she stopped pursuing acting. In the late 1960s she began working as a freelance advertising copywriter.
In the early 1970s, Rofheart wrote a novel of Henry V of England, “Fortune Made His Sword”, published in the UK as “Cry God For Harry”. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing “Fortune Made His Sword” in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
After “Fortune Made His Sword”, Rofheart wrote five novels, “Glendower Country”, in the UK published as “Cry God for Glendower”, “My Name Is Sappho”, a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled “The Savage Brood”, “The Alexandrian” a novel about Cleopatra, and “Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I, King of England”.
Martha Rofheart's novels have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Serbian. A new translation of the Alexandrian was published in Italy in 2013.
She died in 1990, in New York City.
More from Martha Rofheart
At Martha Rofheart’s amazon author’s page you can find links to all of her other books, all of which are available from used book sellers. All the books were first published in Hardcover and then in Paperback.
Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/rofheart & Wikipedia : Martha Rofheart
A note about titles: Some of the books have different titles in North America and the UK.
“Fortune Made His Sword” (1972) about Henry V of England, was also published in England with the title, “Cry God For Harry”, trading one Shakespeare quote for another. Critic Granville Hicks, reviewing Fortune Made His Sword in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Rofheart "deftly avoids the dangers" of writing about a subject that's "Shakespeare territory".
“Glendower Country” (1973) was renamed “Cry God For Glendower”, probably because in the UK “Cry God For Harry” was such a success. The Welsh consider Owen Glendower the last true “prince of Wales” and a leader for Welsh sovereignty.
“My Name is Sappho” (1974) for some reason was renamed, “Burning Sappho”. Strange because she is not all that ‘Hot”, mainly Sappho can be seen as the first feminist in the Western world.
“The Alexandrian” (1976) about Cleopatra, which kept its title in the UK, has proved to be very popular worldwide, recently being translated and published in Italy as, “La regina di Alessandria”.
“The Savage Brood”, (1978) tells the story of a fictional theatre family, spanning the centuries from Henry V’s day up to the 1970s.
“Lionheart! A Novel of Richard I King of England”, (1981) is set in the twelfth century and the Crusades.
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