death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
27 july 1932 richmond , virginia norfolk , virginia 01 february 1865 charles gideon bosher portrait of kate langley bosher.jpg kate langley bosher
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kate langley bosher

kate langley bosher -lrb- february 1 , 1865 -- july 27 , 1932 -rrb- was an american novelist from virginia , best known for her novels `` mary cary '' -lrb- 1910 -rrb- and `` miss gibbie gault '' -lrb- 1911 -rrb- .
bosher was born in norfolk , virginia to charles h. and portia v. langley in 1865 .
she graduated from the norfolk college for young ladies in 1882 and married charles gideon bosher in 1887 .
she was an `` ardent suffragist '' , actively involved in relief work during world war i , and also worked for orphans ' welfare .
`` mary cary '' was adapted to film in the 1921 silent feature `` nobody 's kid '' starring mae marsh -lrb- as mary -rrb- , kathleen kirkham , and anne schaefer .
bosher died in norfolk on july 27 , 1932 , less than a year after her husband , and buried in hollywood cemetery in richmond , virginia .
they did not have any children .
the 2006 reference work `` southern writers : a new biographical dictionary '' describes bosher 's work as `` sentimental and romantic ; her characters are lively and their adventures amusing . ''
