Bess Streeter Aldrich was born on February 17, 1881 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. She was a writer, known for
The Woman Who Was Forgotten (1929),
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) and
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983). She was married to Charles S. Aldrich. She died on August 3, 1954 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.