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Dorothy Gilman

25 June 1923 - 2 February 2012

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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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Volume 1 1988

    First published in 1987 8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable 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
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest condensed books: Volume 1 1994

    First published in 1994 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition readersdigestconv0clar Cover of edition readersdigestcon01clar Cover of edition illbeseeingyouho0000mary Cover of edition readersdigestsel0001mary
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books

    First published in 1972 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition readersdigestc00plea Cover of edition reade1972rsdigestcongilm Cover of edition readersdigestcon00gilm
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  • Cover of: Maze in the Heart of the Castle

    First published in 1983 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs. pollifax and the innocent

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition mrspollifaxinnoc0000gilm_w7c5
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  • Cover of: Incident at Badamya

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The bells of freedom

    First published in 1963 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1949 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Obachama wa Shichiria supai

    First published in 1994 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Girl in Buckskin

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs Pollifax: Three Complete Mysteries

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Papa Dolphin's Table

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Around the world with Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Heartbreak Street

    First published in 1958 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ten Leagues to Boston Town

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Witch's Silver

    First published in 1959 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, Emily Pollifax (Fictitious character), Intelligence service, Women spies, Americans, Fantasy, History, Juvenile fiction, Accessible book, Aventures et aventuriers, Biography, Condensed books, Counterfeits and counterfeiting, Detective and mystery stories, Espionnes, Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Korean War (1950-1953) fast (OCoLC)fst00988609, Korean War, 1950-1953, Mafia, Manners and customs, Marine biologists, Mysteries, Mystery fiction, Police chiefs
Places
United States, Albania, America, Amity, Ankara, Balochistan, Bandar Abbas, Burma, Detroit, Estados Unidos, Gulf Arab States., Iran, Irán, Italie, Italy, Karachi, Long Island, Massachusetts, Mexico, New England, New York, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Quetta, Sicile
People
Alex Kintner, Amahl, Ameh Bozorg, Ben Gardner, Betty Mahmoody, Chrissie Watkins, David Hooper, Ellen Brody, Hamid, Harry Meadows, Helen, Judy, Larry Vaughan, Leonard Hendricks, Mahtob Mahmoody, Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Quint, Rasheed, Sayed Bozorg Mahmoody
Time
1970s and 1980s, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 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
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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