Irene Temple Bailey (ca. 1885 – July 6, 1953) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Beginning around 1902, Temple Bailey was contributing stories to national magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Cavalier Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The American Magazine, McClures, Womans Home Companion, Good Housekeeping, McCalls and others.
In 1914, Bailey wrote the screenplay for the Vitagraph Studios film Auntie, and two of her books were filmed. She also had three of her books on the list of bestselling novels in the United States in 1918, 1922, and 1926 as determined by Publishers Weekly.
The Temple Bailey Collection includes:
Contrary Mary (English) (as Author)
The Gay Cockade (English) (as Author)
Glory of Youth (English) (as Author)
Judy (English) (as Author)
Mistress Anne (English) (as Author)
The Tin Soldier (English) (as Author)
The Trumpeter Swan (English) (as Author)