Mary Synon(1881-1987)
- Writer
Mary Synon's short story, "None So Blind," published in the October
1917 issue of Harper's Magazine, was selected for inclusion in the
anthology "Best Short Stories of 1917". For over 40 years, she operated
the Mary Synon School of Dramatic Arts in Chicago, and also taught
drama at Mercy High School. She passed away in a Naperville, Illinois
nursing home in 1987 at the age of 95.