Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa

Chilean writer

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1960

Profession: writer

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa (better known as Roxane; Valparaíso, 21 March 1886 – 7 November 1960) was a Chilean dramatist and novelist.
She was the daughter of Joaquín Santa Cruz Vargas and Carmela Ossa.
She was educated in Santiago at the Convent of the Sacred Hearts.
She wrote her first novel, Flor Silvestre, before the age of 20.
She also wrote for the magazine, and later became the editor, of Zig-Zag.
Her first play was the comedy, La Familia Busquillas (1916), followed in 1919 by El voto femenino.
She produced the drama, La Marcha Funebre, in the same year.
Her second novel was titled Via Crucis Sentimental.She was the sister of writer Blanca Santa Cruz Ossa.