 Dorothy Clarke Wilson

Dorothy Clarke Wilson (May 9, 1904 – March 26, 2003) was an American writer, perhaps best known for her novel "Prince of Egypt" (1949), which was a primary source for the Cecil B. DeMille film, "The Ten Commandments" (1956).Dorothy Wright Clarke was born on May 9, 1904, in Gardiner, Maine, to Lewis Herbert Clarke, a Baptist minister, and his wife Flora Eva (Cross) Clarke.