Best-Selling Mozart Biographer Dies At 92

Marcia Davenport, a biographer of Mozart and best-selling novelist, died Tuesday at 92.

Her best-known book was her biography “Mozart,” which came out in 1932, and has been continuously in print since then.

Davenport’s best-known work of fiction was her best-selling 1942 novel “Valley of Decision.” The book was made into a 1945 film, with the same title, starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck.