Dorothea Castelhun

Background

Castelhun, Dorothea was born on December 30, 1889 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Karl and Elise (Brednich) Castelhun.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Newburyport, 1907. Student Radcliffe College, 1909-1912. Student Temple Business School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1912.

Career

1 son, Oliver Castelhun Bassett. Was reading editor for Encyclopedia Britannica, New York, 1914-1917. Copy writer North. West. Ayer Advisory Agency, Philadelphia, 1918-1924.

Associate editor Carmel Cymbal, Pacific Weekly.

Author: Penelope’s Problems, 1928. Penelope and the Golden Orchard, 1924.

(with Daisy Bostick) Carmel at Work and Play, 1924. The House in the Golden Orchard, 1925.

Penelope in California, 1926.

Dene Avery’s Legacy, 1930. Frills, 1931; also short stories in magazines Address: Carmel, California.

Achievements

• Dorothea Castelhun has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married West. K. Bassett.

Father:

Karl Castelhun

Mother:

Elise (Brednich) Castelhun

Spouse:

West. K. Bassett