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Opal Irene Whiteley (December 11, 1897 – February 16, 1992) was an American nature writer and diarist who gained international fame for the publication of her childhood diary, which featured meditations and observations of nature and wildlife.
1 de oct. de 2013 · "Among the strangest, and yet most interesting, personalities to attend the University of Oregon was Opal Whiteley '21, now a patient in a public mental institution in England." So began a June 1949 Old Oregon story on this enigmatic Oregonian, whose mysterious life and work continue to defy consensus.
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Opal Whiteley (1897-1992) In March 1920, the Atlantic Monthly ran the first of six excerpts from the diary of Opal Whiteley, apparently written when she was six or seven years old. Atlantic published the diary as a book in August, and it became a bestseller. The Story of Opal, Journal of an Understanding Heart, which recounts Whiteley’s life ...
1 de may. de 2010 · May 1, 2010 9 p.m. Photo courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. In 1920, Oregon's Opal Whiteley was the center of international controversy....
26 de sept. de 2013 · Opal Whiteley—so her story runs—was born about twenty-two years ago—where, we have no knowledge. Of her parents, whom she lost before her fifth year, she is sure of nothing except that they loved her, and that she loved them with a tenacity of affection as strong now as at the time of parting.
Opal Whiteley (1897-1991) By Walt Curtis 1995. Opal is the flower child of Oregon literature. This charismatic and beautiful young woman lived in a southern Oregon logging community at the turn of the century. About the age of 6, she began writing a mystical and realistic diary.
History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Whiteley, Opal. views 2,360,657 updated. Opal Whiteley. The life of American author Opal Whiteley (1897–1992) was a tragic one, shrouded in mystery.
