“R” is for Ripley, Clements (1892-1954) and Katharine Ball Ripley (1898-1955). Writers. Clements was born in Tacoma, Washington, and Katharine in Charleston. The two met when he was stationed at Camp Jackson near Columbia. The couple settled in Charleston. Between 1924 and 1953 his adventure yarns and action tales appeared in national newspapers and magazines. Her first articles were published in 1932. Furthermore, the couple became successful collaborative screenwriters during the 1930s and 1940s travelling between Charleston and Hollywood. Clements is best remembered for his screen adaptation of the play Jezebel for which Bette Davis won an Academy Award. And Katharine is best known for her novel of modern Charleston manners, Crowded House. Between 1923 and 1953 Clements Ripley and Katharine Ball Ripley published ten books—including novels and memoirs—and dozens of short stories and nonfiction pieces.
“R” is for Ripley, Clements (1892-1954) and Katharine Ball Ripley (1898-1955)
