Winifred Carter Winifred Carter Winifred Carter (c. 1883–1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s–40s ("not to be confused with Winifred S Carter, an American celebrity chef and cookery author also active from the 1920s–40s"). She was also the mother of the mystery and detective novel author Emery Bonett and the wife of novelist John L. Carter and actress and playwright Edith Carter. Winifred Carter's most successful work was probably her 1945 novel "Princess Fitz", which was made into a 1947 film of the same name. It is a romance set in 1783, which chronicles the
Carter (name) Americans. Carter (name) Carter is a family name, and also may be a given name. Carter is of Irish, Scottish and English origin and is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon originally believed to be of Gaelic and Celtic origins and a possible form of the name McCarter. Mc generally means son of. However, it is known to be from the Gaelic word "cairt" meaning cart, and ultimately from the Latin "carettarius". It is the 44th most common surname in the United States, 56th most common in England, 523rd most common in Ireland,