Joy DeWeese Wehen

Joy was born in Penang, Malaysia where her late father, Stanley, was the Comptroller of the world's largest tin smelting company and her late mother, Dorothy De Weese Wehen, was a noted American newspaper correspondent and famed aviatrix who was an acquaintence of Amelia Earhart.

Joy attended schools in England, California, Connecticut and British Columbia. At age 19, she won a national award from the English Speaking Union for an essay on the best ways to promote Anglo American friendship and understanding and later wrote many short stories, articles, and poetry for a host of American and English magazines and journals such as The Antique Monthly, Gentry, and San Francisco's own Nob Hill Gazette.

Joy was the gifted author of a half dozen novels and was eagerly sought after as an enthusiastic speaker who was a noted authority on a variety of subjects spanning the Arts, Literature, and even such diverse subjects as the History of Perfumes, Antique Fans, and Honey Bees.