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Donald J. Sobol

4 October 1924 - 11 July 2012

Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. In the 1950s he moved to Miami to pursue writing full-time. He started writing the Two-Minute Mysteries series in 1959, and he started writing his popular Encyclopedia Brown mystery series for children in 1963. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him a Special Edgar Award for his Encyclopedia Brown series in 1975. In addition to his very popular books for children, Sobol wrote several nonfiction books, and he wrote and contributed to magazines under a variety of pen names. The 29th -- and final -- book in the Encyclopedia Brown series was published three months after Sobol's death in 2012.

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  • Cover of: ENCYCLOPEDIA/DETECTI (Encyclopedia Brown (Paperback))

    First published in 1963 28 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediadete00dona Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_2 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_m6v4 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sobo_15 Cover of edition encyclopediabr00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown solves them all: Ten all-new mysteries

    First published in 1968 21 editions in 3 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition caseofsirbiscuit0000sobo Cover of edition encyclopdiabrown00scho Cover of edition encyclopediab00sobo Cover of edition encyclop00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_t8k5 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_k9y4 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_1 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_a5t1 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_d4m9
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown keeps the peace

    First published in 1969 20 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_p2u2 Cover of edition encyclopedkeepsp00sobo Cover of edition isbn_0525672087 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow1994sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_m9i4
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (Encyclopedia Brown, No. 3)

    First published in 1966 19 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_7 Cover of edition encycl00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabro200sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabro500sobo Cover of edition encyclopediafinds00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch

    First published in 1965 18 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediapitch00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow1980sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow1980sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_8 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_r4i2
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down (Encyclopedia Brown)

    First published in 1971 17 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabro100sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000unse Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_v8e7 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_i5e5 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (Encyclopedia Brown)

    First published in 1970 17 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_x6w8 Cover of edition encyclopediasave00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the dead eagles

    First published in 1975 15 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrde00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_3
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown gets his man

    First published in 1967 15 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_0 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_6 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_y1p1
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand

    First published in 1974 14 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sobo_16 Cover of edition encyclopediablen00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the midnight visitor

    First published in 1977 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sob_i0i Cover of edition encyclbrown00sobo Cover of edition isbn_9780545198677
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  • Cover of: E BROWN/TAKES CASE/ (America's Sherlock Holmes in Sneakers, No. 10)

    First published in 1973 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00dona_4 Cover of edition encyclopediatakes00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sobo_0
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  • Cover of: ENCY BROWN/SHOWS/WAY (Encyclopedia Brown)

    First published in 1972 13 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediashow00sobo Cover of edition 9encyclopediabro0000sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_m7y0 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_x0h3 Cover of edition encyclopediabrsh00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediaway00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!: a cook and case book

    First published in 1983 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition encycloped00sobo Cover of edition encycloped00sobo
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  • Cover of: Two-Minute Mysteries

    First published in 1967 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition twominutemysteri00dona Cover of edition twominutemysteri00sobo_0 Cover of edition twominutemysteri00sobo
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown carries on

    First published in 1980 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabrca00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabr1982sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_e3q6
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace

    First published in 1982 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition encycbrownsetspa00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediapace00sobo
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  • Cover of: The Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk

    First published in 1961 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wrightbrothersat00dona
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

    First published in 1988 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediabro00sobo Cover of edition encyclopediabrow0000sobo_q9s2 Cover of edition encyclopediabrow00sobo_995
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  • Cover of: Still More Two-Minute Mysteries

    First published in 1975 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition stillmoretwominu00dona
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Subjects
Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Brown, encyclopedia (fictitious character), fiction, Encyclopedia Brown (Fictitious character), Juvenile literature, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery fiction, History, Short stories, Children's stories, American, American Detective and mystery stories, Anecdotes, Biography, Curiosities and wonders, Literary recreations, Mystery, Animals, Automobiles, Children's stories, Detectives, Science fiction, United States Civil War, 1861-1865
Places
United States, 13 Rover Avenue, Great Britain, Idaville, New York City, Rome
People
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), Corduroy, Encyclopedia Brown, Ferdinand, Fictional Character - Sherlock Holmes, Homer Price, Madeline, Matilda, Miss Ruphius, Orville Wright (1871-1948), Peter Rabbit, Pippi Långstrump, Sam Gribley, Sebastian, Spike Browning, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), Winnie-the-Pooh
Time
Civil War, 1861-1865, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1965, Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Henry II, 1154-1189, Revolution

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August 16, 2022 Edited by mheiman Cleaned up alternate names
August 16, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
August 16, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import