Zelda Popkin, on writing:

 

Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer.

Another is keeping regular working hours.
- Zelda Popkin.

Born on this day – Zelda Popkin:

 

Zelda Popkin

Writer

July 5, 1898 – May 25, 1983

Credits:
 
Books:

A Death of Innocence (1971); Dead Man's Gift (1941); Dear Once (1975); Death Wears a White Gardenia (1938); Herman Had Two Daughters (1968); Murder in the Mist (1940); No Crime for a Lady (1942); Open Every Door (1956); Quiet Street (1951); Small Victory (1947); So Much Blood (1944); The Journey Home (1945); Time Off for Murder (1940); Walk Through the Valley (1949).

Movies and television:
 
A Death of Innocence (1971); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Matinee Theatre (1958).