Ellen Glasgow

Birth Name:

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

Birth Date:

April 22, 1873

Birth Place:

Richmond, Virginia

Death Date:

November 21, 1945

Place of Death:

Richmond, Virginia

Age:

Cause of Death:

Natural Causes

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Writers and Poets

Ellen Glasgow was an American novelist whose realistic depictions of life in her native Virginia helped direct Southern literature away from sentimentality and nostalgia. A lifelong Virginian who published 20 books including 7 novels which sold well (five reaching best-seller lists) as well as gained critical acclaim earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1942.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Cemetery

412 South Cherry Street

Richmond, Virginia, 23220

United States

North America

Map:

map of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia

Grave Location:

Section DE, Plot 15

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery, follow the blue line on the road to the right and it will wind up and around to Section DE overlooking the river on Ellis Avenue. The blue line will also take you to Jefferson Davis and Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler.