Dorothy Gilman

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Dorothy Gilman Butters (born June 25, 1923 in New Brunswick , New Jersey , † February 2, 2012 in Rye Brook , New York ) was an American author. Her espionage novels with the main character Emily Pollifax, who is used for special missions of the CIA when she retires, are particularly popular .

She began to write while studying art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1940 to 1945) and published her first novel in 1949. Between 1949 and 1963 she published books for young people as Dorothy Gilman Butters. Since her divorce in 1965, she wrote novels for adults and published them, including the Pollifax adventures, under her maiden name Dorothy Gilman.

Awards

Works

Youth books

  • Enchanted Caravan 1949
  • Carnival Gypsy 1950
  • Ragamuffin Alley 1951
  • The Calico Year 1953
  • Four-Party Line 1954
  • Papa Dolphin's Table 1955
  • Girl in Buckskin 1956
  • Heartbreak Street 1958, German Fate in the Shadow 1959
  • Witch's Silver 1959
  • Masquerade 1961, German masquerade 1962
  • Ten Leagues to Boston Town 1962
  • The Bells of Freedom 1963
  • The Maze in the Heart of the Castle 1983

Novels for adults

  • The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax 1966, German Mrs. Pollifax comes in 1968
  • Uncertain Voyage 1967
  • The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax 1970, German Mrs. Pollifax lives dangerously 1970
  • The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax 1971, German Mrs. Pollifax, the agent horror 1973
  • A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax 1973, German Mrs. Pollifax continues 1974
  • A Nun in the Closet 1975, German The nun in the wardrobe 1980
  • The Clairvoyant Countess 1975
  • Mrs. Pollifax on Safari 1977, German Mrs. Pollifax on Safari 1983
  • The Tightrope Walker 1979, German The secret of the barrel organ 1981
  • Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 1983, German Mrs. Pollifax in China 1984
  • Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha 1985, German Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha 1987
  • Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle 1988, German Mrs. Pollifax and the golden triangle 1989
  • Incident at Badamya 1989
  • Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish 1990 dt. Mrs. Pollifax and the dancing dervish 1992
  • Caravan 1992, German The Caravan 1993
  • Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief 1993, German Mrs. Pollifax and the Sicilian thief 1995
  • Mrs. Pollifax Pursued 1995, German hunt for Mrs. Pollifax 1996
  • Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer 1996, German Mrs. Pollifax and the Lord of the Lions 2000
  • Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist 1997, German Mrs. Pollifax is on vacation 1999
  • Thale's Folly 1999
  • Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled 2000
  • Kaleidoscope: A Countess Karitska Novel 2002

Film adaptations

The first Pollifax novel was filmed in 1971 under the title Mrs Pollifax - Spy (director: Leslie H. Martinson ) and in 1999 as the TV adaptation The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax with Angela Lansbury in the title role.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dorothy Gilman, 'Mrs. Pollifax 'Novelist, Dies at 88
personal data
SURNAME Gilman, Dorothy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butters, Dorothy Gilman (real name); Butters, Dorothy G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH New Brunswick , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2012
Place of death Rye Brook , New York , USA