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Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Edith Gilman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of a minister. In 1940, she attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1945, she married Edgar A. Butters, Jr., with whom she had two children. In 1963, she attended the University of Pennsylvania. She divorced in 1965. She wrote mystery and spy novels, and is best known for her Mrs. Pollifax series. In 2010 she was awarded the annual Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

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American spy fiction writer (1923–2012)

Born 25 June 1923
Died 2 February 2012

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  • Cover of: The amazing Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1970 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The tightrope walker

    Cover of edition tightropewalker00gilm First published in 1979 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Nun in the Closet

    First published in 1975 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1966 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Elusive Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1971 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax and the second thief

    Cover of edition mrspollifaxsec00gilm First published in 1993 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The clairvoyant countess

    Cover of edition clairvoyantcount00doro Cover of edition isbn_0449229653 Cover of edition clairvoyantcount00gilm First published in 1975 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Volume 1 1988

    Cover of edition lccn_50-12721_1 Cover of edition readersdigestcon01gilm Cover of edition readersdigestcon88gilm Cover of edition readersdigestco01read Cover of edition readersdigestcon11988read Cover of edition readersdigestcon01roub Cover of edition readersdigestcon0001vari_b7o0 First published in 1987 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax on safari

    Cover of edition mrspollifaxonsaf00doro First published in 1977 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax and the lion killer

    Cover of edition mrspollifaxlionk0000gilm Cover of edition mrspollifaxlionk00gilm Cover of edition mrspollifaxlionk00gilm First published in 1996 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: A palm for Mrs. Pollifax.

    First published in 1973 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax pursued

    First published in 1995 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax unveiled

    Cover of edition mrspollifaxunvei00gilm First published in 2000 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest condensed books: Volume 1 1994

    Cover of edition readersdigestcon1994clar Cover of edition readersdigestcon01clar Cover of edition illbeseeingyouho0000mary Cover of edition readersdigestsel0001mary First published in 1994 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1970 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Thale's Folly

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    Cover of edition caravan00doro Cover of edition caravan0000gilm First published in 1992 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A new kind of country

    First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle

    First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books

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American spy fiction writer (1923–2012)

Born 25 June 1923
Died 2 February 2012

Subjects

Fiction, Emily Pollifax (Fictitious character), Women spies, Intelligence service, Large type books, Pollifax, emily (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Americans, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction in English, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Middle east, fiction, Africa, fiction, American Spy stories, China, fiction, Fiction, general, Intelligence officers, Mystery, Mystery fiction, American Novelists, American literature, Biography, Europe, fiction

Places

United States, Albania, Mexico, Africa, Italy, Massachusetts, North Africa, Sahara, Sicily, Sicily (Italy), Switzerland, America, Amity, Ankara, Balochistan, Bandar Abbas, Burma, China, Damascus (Syria), Detroit, Estados Unidos, Europe, Gulf Arab States., Hong Kong (China), Iran

People

Alex Kintner, Amahl, Ameh Bozorg, An adventurous woman in her 60's, Ben Gardner, Betty Mahmoody, Chrissie Watkins, David Hooper, Dorothy Gilman (1923-), Ellen Brody, Hamid, Harry Meadows, Helen, Judy, Larry Vaughan, Leonard Hendricks, Mahtob Mahmoody, Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Mrs. Polifax, Quint, Rasheed, Sayed Bozorg Mahmoody, roma community (gypsies)

Time

1940s, 1970s and 1980s, 1977, 1980’s, 1984, 1985, 1986, 20th century, 80's, Contemporary when written, Revolution, 1775-1783

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  • Dorothy Gilman-Butters
  • Dorothy Gilman Butters
  • Dorothy Gilman 1923- Butters

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June 12, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 2, 2014 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import