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Charlotte Armstrong

Charlotte Armstrong was born in Vulcan, Michigan. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1925. Her first published novel, Lay On, MacDuff!, was published in 1942. In 1957, she received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her novel A Dram of Poison.

Under the names Charlotte Armstrong and Jo Valentine she wrote over 28 novels, as well as working for the New York Times advertising department, as a fashion reporter for Breath of the Avenue (a buyer's guide), and in an accounting firm.

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Born 2 May 1905
Died 18 July 1969

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  • Cover of: A dram of poison

    Cover of edition dramofpoison0000arms First published in 1956 — 15 editions
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    First published in 1946 — 13 editions
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    First published in 1948 — 12 editions
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    First published in 1963 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1951 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1955 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Balloon Man.

    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The trouble in Thor

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    First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1954 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Catch-as-catch-can.

    First published in 1952 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The witch's house

    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1945 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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Born 2 May 1905
Died 18 July 1969

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, general, Fiction, crime, Fiction, Fiction in English, Duff, macdougal (fictitious character), fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Cuneen, matt (fictitious character), fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Hudson, olivia (fictitious character), fiction, Large type books, Mystery and detective stories, Short stories, fiction, mystery, suspense, Actresses, American Fantasy fiction, American detective and mystery stories, American fantasy fiction, Animals, Anthologie, Children's fiction, Children's stories

Places

Dartmoor, Falmouth, Jerusalem's Lot, King's Pyland, Maine, Michigan, New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), Thor, Wessex, Zachry

People

Booth, Colonel Ross, Fitzroy Simpson, Gerard Lumley, Herb Tooklander, Inspector Gregory, John H. Watson, John Straker, Mr. Ketchum, Ned Hunter, Noah, Sherlock Holmes, Silas Brown, Silver Blaze, William Derbyshire

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Alternative names

  • Jo Valentine
  • Charlotte ARMSTRONG
  • Armstrong, Charlotte, 1905-1969.
  • CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG

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July 13, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 29, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import