The writers  Bobbie Ann Mason and the author of "Elizabeth Appleton" share the same nationality.
John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905  April 11, 1970) was an American writer, best remembered as a keen observer of social status and manners in early to mid 20th century America and pre-eminent among his contemporaries at depicting social realism. 
Bobbie Ann Mason (born May 1, 1940) is a Southern United States novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary critic from Kentucky. 
Elizabeth Appleton is a novel by John O'Hara first published in 1963. 
