 Ruth McKenney

Ruth Marguerite McKenney (November 18, 1911 – July 25, 1972) was an American author and journalist, best remembered for "My Sister Eileen", a memoir of her experiences growing up in Ohio and moving to Greenwich Village with her sister Eileen McKenney.Originally published as a series of short stories in "The New Yorker", "My Sister Eileen" was published in book form in 1938, and later adapted under the same name into a play, a radio play (and unproduced radio series), two films, and a CBS television series.