(1885-02-08)February 8, 1885 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
March 28, 1973(1973-03-28) (aged 88) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Resting place
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee
Pen name
Laura Thornborough (based on an Old English spelling)
Occupation
Author
Journalist
Photographer
Film Editor
Film Director
Language
American English
Genres
Non-fiction
Subjects
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Motion Pictures, Interior Decorating, Etiquette
Years active
From 1902
Employer(s)
Knoxville News Sentinel, The Knoxville Journal
Notable works
The Great Smoky Mountains (1937), Motion Pictures in Education (1923)
Parents
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (father)
Laura Emma (Pettibone) Thornburgh (mother)
Laura Thornburgh (February 8, 1885 – March 28, 1973) was an American author, journalist, photographer, director, and film editor who was best known for her 1937 guidebook to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, published under the pen name Laura Thornborough.[1] Her landmark publication Motion Pictures in Education popularized the usage of audiovisual aids in the classroom.[2] As part of the World War I war effort, Thornburgh joined the United States Department of Agriculture film department under the supervision of Don Carlos Ellis as a scenario editor, making her the first film editor for the United States Government.[3]
^"Laura Thornburgh Collection - Biographical Note". University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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^Ellis, Don Carlos. "Memorandum for Assistant Secretary Ousley" (February 8, 1919) [Textual record]. Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. College Park, MD: National Archives, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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