6-447: The Little Colonel may refer to The Little Colonel , book series by Annie Fellows Johnston . The Story of Annie Fellows Johnson and " The Little Colonel " Series of Books. The Little Colonel (1935 film) , American film The Little Colonel (1960 film) , Spanish film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-539: The daughter of Albion Fellows, a Methodist minister at Trinity , and Mary Erskine Fellows. She had a brother, Erwin, and two sisters, Lura and Albion. She attended the University of Iowa for one year, returned to Evansville, taught school for three years, then became a private secretary. She married a cousin, William Levi Johnston. He was a widower with three children, Rena, John, and Mary. Rena died in 1899 and John in 1910 or 1911. Johnston moved to Pewee Valley in 1898,
18-654: The move becoming permanent in 1911. There, she lived until her death at "The Beeches" with her stepdaughter, artist Mary Gardener Johnston. The Beeches was built in 1901 by "Mamie" Craig Lawton, widow of Gen. Henry Ware Lawton , who was the only general killed during the Spanish–American War. Members of the Craig family inspired 12 characters in the "Little Colonel" stories. Annie Fellows Johnston died at her home in Pewee Valley on October 5, 1931. The Little Colonel series
24-535: The title The Little Colonel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Little_Colonel&oldid=1220723398 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Annie Fellows Johnston Annie Fellows Johnston (May 15, 1863 – October 5, 1931)
30-468: Was an American author of children's fiction who wrote the popular The Little Colonel series, which was the basis for the 1935 Shirley Temple film The Little Colonel ; many of the books were illustrated by photographer Kate Matthews . She was born and grew up in McCutchanville, Indiana , a small unincorporated town near Evansville, Indiana . Johnston was born Annie Julia Fellows on May 15, 1863,
36-468: Was her 13-book collection beginning with The Little Colonel (1895). It was made into a movie starring Shirley Temple in 1935 featuring Lionel Barrymore and "Bojangles" Robinson . An assessment of her achievements in connection with her induction into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame says, "Her work is now considered anachronistic, depicting Reconstruction Era South still transitioning from
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