Grace Metalious

Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author. She was best known for her controversial novel Peyton Place, which was made into a soap opera in the 1960s. She also wrote several other novels.

Metalious was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. She died from cirrhosis of the liver, age 39, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Category:Writers from New Hampshire
Category:People from Manchester, New Hampshire
Category:1924 births
Category:1964 deaths