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About The Author: Leighla Whipper Fordseptember 22 1913- May 2 2008Leighla Whipper Ford Was A Graduate Of Howard University In Washington Dc And A Member Of The Prestigious Stylus Club There. Later During Her Years Residing In New York City She Made Her Living As A Journalist And A Literary Editor. There She Wrote For The People'S Voice Newspaper And Other Periodicals. Among Her Memorable Interviews Were Mary Pickford ( While Still In Washington Dc) The Spiritual Leader Father Divine Lon Chaney And Josephine Baker.An Author And Songwriter She Published Several Mystery Stories In The Saint Mystery Magazine And The Madrid Anthology Series Ojo Del Lynx ( Eye Of The Lynx). Her Memoir Entitled The Pretty Way Home Was Published By Writers Club Press In 2003. A Novel Will Be Published Posthumously. A Member Of Ascap She Wrote Tropical Songs With Haunting Lyrics Creating Many Folios That Are Widely Distributed Today Throughout The World.Mrs.Ford Was The Co- Proprietor With Her Mother Virginia Wheeler Of The Popular Spuyten Duyvil Restaurant Of Saratoga Springs Ny Between 1949 And 1986. The Spuyten Duyvil Was A Famous Watering Spot Next To The Bustling Sales Paddock Where Yearling Horses Are Auctioned Off.A Lover Of Mystery Stories Mrs. Ford Entrusted Her Daughter Carole Ione Lewis ( Aka Carole Ione And Ione To Shepherd Her Manuscript Tancat To Publication.