Bertita Harding

Bertita Harding (1 November 1902 – 31 December 1971) was a royal German biographer with an easy and sometimes humorous style that made her a popular author.

Her book ''Phantom Crown'', a biography of the life of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and his wife Charlotte was turned into a screenplay by John Huston for the film Juarez (1939). ''Magic Fire'', her biography of Richard Wagner, was made into a film by William Dieterle in 1955. Provided by Wikipedia