Giorgio van Straten Giorgio van Straten Giorgio van Straten (born 1955) is an Italian writer and manager of arts organizations. His first novel "Generazione" was published in 1987. In 2000 he won four literary prizes for "Il mio nome a memoria", published in English as "My Name, A Living Memory" (2003), the story of his Jewish-Dutch family from 1811 to our days. That same year he was awarded the Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He translated from English into Italian "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Giunti, 1992),"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London (Giunti, 1994),"The Jungle
The Family Secret (1924 film) The Family Secret (1924 film) The Family Secret is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and featuring child star Baby Peggy. It is based on "Editha's Burglar", a story by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in 1881 by "St. Nicholas Magazine" and adapted for the stage by Augustus E. Thomas. Margaret Selfridge (Hulette) lives with her affluent father, Simon (Currier) and her Aunt Abigail (Lucy Beamont) in a mansion in New York City. She is involved in a romantic relationship with Garry Homes (Earle), an honest man from a modest background. While walking through the