Abbe Carter Goodloe
Abbe 'Carter Goodloe was an American writer, sometimes credited as A. Carter Goodloe or Carter Goodloe'.
Early life
Abbie Carter was born in Versailles, Kentucky, the daughter of John Kemp Goodloe and Mary Lucretia Goodloe. Her mother was a clubwoman, and her father was a lawyer and a judge. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1898, and wrote the lyrics for two songs in the college songbook. After college she went to France to improve her French language skills.Career
Goodloe was a writer who specialized in short stories, many of which were published in Scribner's Magazine. She also did translations for Scribner's. Books by Goodloe included Antinoüs: a tragedy, College Girls, Calvert of Strathore, At the Foot of the Rockies, and The Star-Gazers. Her style was described as "vivid", and "essentially clever and racy to a delightful degree", in an 1895 review. She also wrote plays. Her story "Claustrophobia" won an O. Henry Award in 1927; it was made into a film titled I Live My Life, starring Joan Crawford and Brian Aherne. Later in her career, she sold scenarios for television productions.During World War I, she hosted fundraising events for war relief causes with the Wellesley Club of Kentucky.