Wilma Frances Minor

In 1928 she was involved in "one of the most notorious journalistic forgeries of the twentieth century", faking and publishing letters and a diary "proving" the love and relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge.

[3] She was an actress, playing for a number of years in drama, vaudeville and musical comedies, principally in the B. C. Whitney productions and for two years she was leading the Selig Polyscope Company under the direction of Otis Turner, during which time she featured in a number of productions requiring expert riding and swimming in which she was expert.

[3] She was the scenarist for Selig, American Standard Film Company, and Mirror Films;[1] her scenarios included: "The Song of Courage", "The Desert Rat", "Mothers of Men", "The Wraith", "Of the Blue Lagoon", "In Wrong Sims", "Meeting Mother", "Atonea of Old Castle", and the "Foxicus" series.

[1] In 1928 she was involved in "one of the most notorious journalistic forgeries of the twentieth century," faking and publishing in the Atlantic Monthly letters and diary proving the love and relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge.

[1] She married Ernest L. Meredith (died 1956), a chef at Fredericka Home, Chula Vista, for eleven years, and then owner of the Bonita Cafe.

Wilma Frances Minor, 15 Aug 1941, The Chula Vista Star