Born Augusta, Georgia , The United States Died: July 19, 1971 Genre: Mystery, Biography, Romance Ruby Lorraine Radford also wrote books under the name Ruby L. Radford and the pseudonyms Marcia Ford and Matilda Bailey. Ruby Lorraine Radford wrote and published over 50 books of juvenile mysteries, adventures and biographies and several hundred short stories, magazine serials and plays. Many of her books starred women as central characters as well as several focusing on Georgia history. Radford completed a teacher's training course and taught in the Augusta public schools from 1912-1920, then completed graduate coursework at Columbia University in 1921. In January 1928, she co-founded the Augusta Authors Club with Constance Lewis and Dr. Lawton Evans. She became the group's first secretary as well as the president of the Augusta Theosophical Society. She was named Author of the Year by the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists in 1969. Less