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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American spy fiction writer (1923–2012)
| Born | 25 June 1923 |
| Died | 2 February 2012 |
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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, Audio Adult: Books On Tape, AudiobooksPlaces
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), IranPeople
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, 1775-1783ID Numbers
- OLID: OL26402A
- BookBrainz: 23a85f03-266c-420f-9387-27902ee75df9
- GoodReads: 61934
- ISNI: 0000000107989649
- IMDb: nm0319431
- Library of Congress Names: n79043608
- VIAF: 34577905
- Wikidata: Q456494
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q456494
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Alternative names
- Dorothy Gilman-Butters
- Dorothy Gilman Butters
- Dorothy Gilman 1923- Butters
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