Norma Johnston was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA, the only child of Marjorie (Pierce), a teacher and Charles Eugene Chambers Johnston, an engineer. She read voraciously--especially mysteries, to which her family was addicted. She was ducated at Ramsey public schools and Montclair State College, later studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and elsewhere, and received a teaching certificate from Montclair College. She was actress, director, designer, stylist, retailer, teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, preacher, editor, ... and in between all her other careers she was the author of more than 70 novels, mainly gothic romances for teens. Ever since 1973, she become a a full-time writer. She also wrote under the pseudonyms of Nicole St. John, Pamela Dryden, Lavinia Harris, Kate Chambers, Catherine E. Chambers, Elizabeth Bolton, and Adrian Robert.
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Fiction, Children's fiction, Family life, Family life, fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Fiction, general, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Families, Friendship, Detective and mystery stories, Grandmothers, Greek Mythology, History, Women, American Authors, Biography, Family, Girls, fiction, High schools, Mythology, greek, juvenile literature, New york (n.y.), fiction, Old age, Schools, Spies, fictionPlaces
Yonkers (N.Y.), New Jersey, New York (State), United States, Yonkers, Boston (Mass.), Spain, TurkeyID Numbers
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- Norma Johnston
- Nicole St. John
- Pamela Dryden
- Lavinia Harris
- Kate Chambers
- Catherine E. Chambers
- Elizabeth Bolton
- Adrian Robert
| January 12, 2014 | Edited by CGN | Edited without comment. |
| September 11, 2008 | Edited by RenameBot | fix author name |
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