Marcia Davenport

| death_place = Pebble Beach, California, U.S. | mother = Alma Gluck | occupation = Author, music critic | spouse = * }} | children = 2 | relatives = Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (half-brother) }} Marcia Davenport (née Glick; June 9, 1903 – January 16, 1996) was an American writer and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Davenport also is known for her novels ''The Valley of Decision'' and ''East Side, West Side,'' both of which were adapted to film in 1945 and 1949, respectively. Provided by Wikipedia