Freda Utley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. At the age of 22, she became a registered nurse. In 1942 she married a U.S. Army Air Force pilot, and they moved to California after he was discharged from active duty
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She was a patient at the famous Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas for four years, where she earned a master's degree in nursing. In 1948, she earned a degree from The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. Freda Utley worked as a public health nurse for the Los Angeles County Department of Health from 1949-1951, and as an emergency room nurse at St.
Joseph Hospital from 1951-1956.
Utley began her writing career in 1953 with her first book, "The Painted Lady." Her many books include:
"The Painted Lady" (1953)
"The Painted Lady Returns" (1954)
"The Painted Lady Goes to War" (1955)
"The Painted Lady Goes to Town Again" (1956)
"The Painted Lady Goes Hollywood" (1957)
"The Painted Lady Goes East" (1959)
"The Painted Lady Gets Married" (1964)
"Tony and Zoe: A Love Story" (1975)
"Trouble Comes to Town: A Tale of Two Cities"(1983)
"On the Road to Glory: Or How I Became a Grandmother and Learned to Be an Actress and Enjoyed It"(1988)