Mother of novelist Ross F. Lockridge, Jr. (1914-1948), author of "Raintree County," and the model for the character Eva Shawnessy in her son's novel. She married Ross F. Lockridge, Sr. (1877-1952), in 1902. A year after the death of Ross, Jr., she made this observation about him:
"Most little boys pass through various stages in their choice of a life career. Little boys invariably want to be policemen, engineers, cowboys, something with a lot of action. We did not know until recent years how early Ross, Jr. had settled on his life work. He said that since he was between seven and eight years of age he had had one settled purpose in life. He was going to write. And he wanted to write a great, good book."
Reference: Larry Lockridge, "Shade of the Raintree: The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr.," New York:Viking (1994).
"Most little boys pass through various stages in their choice of a life career. Little boys invariably want to be policemen, engineers, cowboys, something with a lot of action. We did not know until recent years how early Ross, Jr. had settled on his life work. He said that since he was between seven and eight years of age he had had one settled purpose in life. He was going to write. And he wanted to write a great, good book."
Reference: Larry Lockridge, "Shade of the Raintree: The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr.," New York:Viking (1994).
Mother of novelist Ross F. Lockridge, Jr. (1914-1948), author of "Raintree County," and the model for the character Eva Shawnessy in her son's novel. She married Ross F. Lockridge, Sr. (1877-1952), in 1902. A year after the death of Ross, Jr., she made this observation about him:
"Most little boys pass through various stages in their choice of a life career. Little boys invariably want to be policemen, engineers, cowboys, something with a lot of action. We did not know until recent years how early Ross, Jr. had settled on his life work. He said that since he was between seven and eight years of age he had had one settled purpose in life. He was going to write. And he wanted to write a great, good book."
Reference: Larry Lockridge, "Shade of the Raintree: The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr.," New York:Viking (1994).
"Most little boys pass through various stages in their choice of a life career. Little boys invariably want to be policemen, engineers, cowboys, something with a lot of action. We did not know until recent years how early Ross, Jr. had settled on his life work. He said that since he was between seven and eight years of age he had had one settled purpose in life. He was going to write. And he wanted to write a great, good book."
Reference: Larry Lockridge, "Shade of the Raintree: The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr.," New York:Viking (1994).
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