Geraldine Bonner

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Geraldine Bonner (pen name, Hard Pan; 1870–1930) was an American writer.

Biography

Geraldine Bonner was born on Staten Island, New York. Her father, John Bonner, was a journalist and historical writer.{{Cite news|url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18990506.2.154|title=San Francisco Call, Volume 85, Number 157, 6 May 1899}} As a child, the family moved to Colorado and she lived in mining camps. After moving to San Francisco, California, she worked at a newspaper, the Argonaut, in 1887, and subsequently, she wrote the novel Hard Pan (1900) and used the name "Hard Pan" as a pseudonym. Bonner also wrote short stories which were published in Collier's Weekly, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, and Lippincott's.

Bonner died on June 18, 1930, in New York City.{{Cite news|date=June 19, 1930|title=Geraldine Bonner, Writer, Dies After Long Illness|page=14|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90380345/obituary-for-geraldine-bonner/|via=newspapers.com}}