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Estelline Rea Bennett

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Estelline Rea Bennett

Birth
Washington, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death
22 Jan 1948 (aged 80)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Father: Granville G Bennett
Mother: Mary Dawson

Estelline Rea Bennett was society editor of the Chicago Record-Herald, and did special writing for companies such as the Canadian Pacific Railway. Miss Bennett was best known as author of OLD DEADWOOD DAYS, her story of growing up in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Most western movies and television shows about Deadwood were based upon her book.
Contributor: Amy Carter Bozick (47990557) • [email protected]
Father: Granville G Bennett
Mother: Mary Dawson

Estelline Rea Bennett was society editor of the Chicago Record-Herald, and did special writing for companies such as the Canadian Pacific Railway. Miss Bennett was best known as author of OLD DEADWOOD DAYS, her story of growing up in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Most western movies and television shows about Deadwood were based upon her book.
Contributor: Amy Carter Bozick (47990557) • [email protected]


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