Dorothy Gilman (1923–2012)

Författare till Den otroliga Mrs Pollifax

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Dorothy Gilman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on June 25, 1923. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Under her married name, Dorothy Gilman Butters, she began publishing children's books in the late 1940s including Enchanted Caravan and The Bells of Freedom. In 1966, she visa mer published The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, which became the first novel in the Mrs. Pollifax Mystery series. The series concluded in 2000 with Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled. The series was the basis of two movies: the 1971 feature film Mrs. Pollifax - Spy starring Rosalind Russell and the 1999 television movie The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax starring Angela Lansbury. Her other works include The Clairvoyant Countess, Incident at Badamya and Kaleidoscope. A Nun in the Closet won a Catholic Book Award. She died due to complications of Alzheimer's disease on February 2, 2012 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: D. Gilman, Dorothy Gilan, Gilman Dorothy, Dorothy Gilman, Dorothy Gillman, Dorothy Gillman, Dortothy Gilman, Dorothy Gilman Butter, Dorothy Gilman Butters, Butters Dorothy Gilman, , BCE Double Day 1983 Dorothy Gilman

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Mrs. Pollifax

Countess Karitska

Verk av Dorothy Gilman

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Den otroliga Mrs Pollifax (1966) 1,729 exemplar

Mrs Pollifax i farten (1970) 1,126 exemplar

Den gäckande Mrs. Pollifax (1971) 983 exemplar

Den fantastiska mrs Pollifax (1973) 912 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (1977) 899 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax och den dansande dervischen (1990) 860 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax tur och retur Kina (1983) 858 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax och Buddhan i Hong Kong (1985) 842 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax och Den gyllene triangeln (1988) 837 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (1997) — Författare — 821 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (1994) 814 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax och den andra tjuven (1993) — Författare — 768 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (1996) — Författare — 748 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (2000) — Författare — 715 exemplar

A Nun in the Closet (1975) — Författare — 557 exemplar

The Clairvoyant Countess (1975) — Författare — 499 exemplar

The Tightrope Walker (1979) — Författare — 473 exemplar

Karavan (1992) — Författare — 439 exemplar

Kaleidoscope (2002) 438 exemplar

Thale's Folly (1999) 385 exemplar

Dockorna i Badamyâ (1988) 384 exemplar

Uncertain Voyage (1967) 317 exemplar

The Maze in the Heart of the Castle (1983) 150 exemplar

Bells of Freedom (1961) 128 exemplar

A New Kind of Country (1978) 107 exemplar

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax | The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (1993) 93 exemplar

Girl in Buckskin (1956) 62 exemplar

A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Pollifax on Safari | Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (1991) 59 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief | Mrs. Pollifax Pursued | Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer | Mrs. Pollifax,… (1995) 50 exemplar

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax | A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (1985) 46 exemplar

Around the World With Mrs. Pollifax [3-in-1] (1988) 28 exemplar

The Calico Year (1953) 26 exemplar

Four-Party Line (1954) 16 exemplar

Ten Leagues to Boston Town (1962) 16 exemplar

Witch's Silver (1959) 16 exemplar

Heartbreak Street (1958) 13 exemplar

Heart's Design (1961) 10 exemplar

Carnival Gypsy (1950) 8 exemplar

Papa Dolphin's Table (1955) 4 exemplar

Masquerade 3 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha / Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle / Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station /… (1970) 3 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief | Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (1998) 3 exemplar

Mrs Pollifax Och Buddhan I Hongkong Kong 2 exemplar

Ragamuffin Alley (1951) 2 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax Series (All 14 in the series) (1966) 2 exemplar

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Pollifax on Safari 2 exemplar

Surprising Antonia 1 exemplar

By dorothy gilman - the unexpected mrs. pollifax (1905-06-03) [Hardcover] 1 exemplar

La sorprendente señora Pollifax 1 exemplar

The bells of freedom 1 exemplar

Selecciones Reader's Digest: La volatinera 1 exemplar

Author Dorothy Gilman Twelve (12) Book Bundle Collection Set Includes:Mrs. Pollifax On Safari - Mrs. Pollifax On The… (1977) 1 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books, vol. 1 1977 1 exemplar

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Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1994 v01 (1994) 35 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1983 v03 (1983) — Bidragsgivare — 32 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1970 v04 (1970) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 31 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1995 v06 (1995) 30 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1973 v02 (1973) 26 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Seventh Secret • Arnie • A House Full of Company (1986) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 25 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1972 v01 (1972) — Bidragsgivare — 24 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1991 v01 (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 22 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1977 v01 (1977) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1988 v01 (1988) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 18 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1979 v05 (1979) 14 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 74 - Weisse Dämmerung. Ein Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund. Lorbeer für die Besiegten.… (1972) 13 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax - Spy [1971 film] (2019) — Original book — 10 exemplar

Alfred Hitchcock's Fatal Attractions (1983) — Bidragsgivare — 7 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: To Catch a King • But There Are Always Miracles • Shadow of the Moon • The… (1980) 7 exemplar

Livros Condensados: O comboio bala | A busca de Johnie | O sol da Pérsia | A comenda de Mrs. Pollifax (1991) — Författare — 6 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Jaws • A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax • The Fearful Void • Pied Piper • End Play (1974) 6 exemplar

Elenis Kinder - Lawrence, Ron D: Der weisse Puma - Llewellyn, Sam: Schuss in die Sonne - Gilman, Dorothy: Mrs. Pollifax… (1992) 5 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 199 : Das fremde Gesicht. Tochter der Sonne. Im Fadenkreuz der Angst. Mrs. Pollifax und… (1995) 5 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: As the Crow Flies • Hard Fall • Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish • Hunter… (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar

The Undertaker Wind | A Life for a Death | A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (1973) 5 exemplar

Livros Condensados: O Cliente | Rios de Ouro | Mrs. Pollifax e o Segundo Ladrão | Até à Vista (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar

Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Eagle Has Flown / Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (1900) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher: Der weisse Hai 2. Mrs. Pollifax auf Safari. Olivers Story. Am Ende der Flut. (1978) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar

Livros Condensados: Aguía No Céu | Vierama Para Sempre | Dois Amigos | A Incrível Mrs. Pollifax — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar

Newfield Mystery Suspense Collection: Original Sin / Mrs. Pollifax Pursued / Dead, Mr Mozart — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha | Dead On Cue | Bones (1985) — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar

Livros Condensados: O Testamento | Navegando Pelas Estrelas | O Rapto | A Casa Misteriosa (2001) 3 exemplar

Salz im Kaffee. - Bredow, Ilse G von: Kartoffeln mit Stippe. - Higgins, Jack: Königsjagd. - Gilman, Dorothy: Das… (1981) 3 exemplar

Det Bästas Bokval (1995) vol 183 : Pengars onda makt; Hårda bud; Miraklet i öknen; Mrs Pollifax och den andra tjuven — Författare — 3 exemplar

Kirjavaliot - Mengelen pojat (The boys from Brazil) / Luottamustehtävä (Trustee from the toolroom) / Suden sukua (The… (1980) 3 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 133: Kapitein Marie / Herinneringen van een onzichtbare man / Mevrouw Pollifax en de gouden driehoek /… (1988) 3 exemplar

Kirjavaliot - Erehdysten yö (Night of error) ∙ Ilveskissa (The crossbreed) ∙ Kauniita unia rouva Hunter (The deep… (1987) 3 exemplar

Widows Wear Weeds | The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | The Resurrection Man (1966) 3 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 171 - Daddy / Gorillas im Nebel / Rückenflug / Mrs. Pollifax und das Goldene Dreieck (1990) 3 exemplar

Knockdown | The Guardian | A Nun in the Closet (1975) 3 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 91 - Harlekin. Mrs. Pollifax macht weiter. Mystische Jagd. Der Engel mit der Posaune (1975) 3 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 149: Daddy / Grazige weiden, vruchtbaar land / Tsoenami! / Mevrouw Pollifax en de dansende derwisj (1991) 3 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Judgment • Mrs Pollifax and the Golden Triangle • Anne Frank Remembered • To… 3 exemplar

Det bästas bokval : ecken i skyn; Att höra gräset växa...; Mrs Pollifax i Kina; Prövningen — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

RDCBLP Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | The Last Gas Station | The Girl of the Sea of Cortez 2 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 151 - Red Fox. Ein Junge namens Bracken. Die Uhr aus der Seife. Mrs. Pollifax und der… (1987) 2 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 82: Mevrouw Pollifax op safari / Het teken van de draak / Een tijdloos oord / Jan Maarten 2 exemplar

RDCBLP v085 Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer | King of the Hill (1996) 2 exemplar

Bad Trip | The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax | Dead Aim (1971) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

Det Bästas Bokval (2001) vol 214 : Dollar; Hoppets färg är vit; Sista satsningen; Salvia och makterna — Författare — 2 exemplar

Livros condensados: Ema E Eu | Aeroporto | Na Corda Bamba | Aconteceu Em Hawk's Hill — Författare — 2 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 169: Frederik Hendrik en Amalia van Solms / Mevrouw Pollifax en de tweede dief / De zwarte dood / Kai… (1994) 2 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Devil's Alternative • The Education of Little Tree • The Tightrope Walker •… — Författare — 2 exemplar

Kirjavaliot neljä lyhennetyä menestysteosta. [70] (1990) 2 exemplar

Mysteries by Female Authors: Margin of Error / Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer / The Cereal Murders [Abridged Audio… (2002) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax | Alp Murder | Miss Seeton Draws the Line (1970) 2 exemplar

Het Beste Boek: Koorts; Mevrouw Pollifax en de boeddha van Hong Kong; Landgenoten; Nop, een hondeleven 2 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 112: Mevrouw Pollifax in China / Vlucht voor de wind / De bruid van Scheveningen / Hond over de vloer 2 exemplar

RDCBLP Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief | Our Summer Visitor | Riding the White Horse Home (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

De vos, de hond en... de man; Papillon; Keerpunt in een jongensleven; De spionne met het hoedje — Författare — 2 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax On Safari | A Plague of Demons | A Corner of Paradise (1977) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Book: Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish 1 exemplar

Il settimo segreto - Richiamo selvaggio - Una voce al telefono - La signora Pollifax e il Budda di Hong Kog — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Selecciones de la Narrativa Mundial del Reader's Digest. Nº 18: La Volatinera. Nena. Avurnave — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Sélection du Livre No. 76 : (1) Au nom de tous les miens - (2) Opération Sippacik - (3) Course contre la vie - (4) Le… — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Readers Digest Condensed Books: The Odessa File, The Waltz Kings, Rendezvous South Atlantic, The Unexpected Mrs… (1972) 1 exemplar

Livros Condensados: A Chave De Rebeca | O Safari De Mrs. Pollifax | Um Dia Feliz | Malevil — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Det Bedstes Bøger: Min smukke pige sover, Redningshunden, Hvis lille pige er du, Mrs. Pollifax i ilden (1992) 1 exemplar

Het Beste Boek: Je koninkrijk, liefste; Vlammen in de nacht; De onstuitbare mevrouw Pollifax; Het ridderkruis — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Client • Home Ground • Elephant Song • Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief (1994) 1 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Book: Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Wolf Winter • The Queen's Secret • Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle • The Judgment 1 exemplar

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax [1999 TV movie] — Original book — 1 exemplar

Livros Condensados: A ilha do medo | Para sempres | Reação em cadeia | O solar da tia Harriet — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

Mrs. Pollyfax på nye Eventyr / Salamanderen / Bastarten / Kaptejn Bligh og Mr. Christian 1 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 76 - Der Mann auf der Kanzel, Die Ausreisser, Ernstfall 1000, Mrs. Pollifax lebt… (1973) 1 exemplar

Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | Murder in the Title | A Taste of Treason (1983) 1 exemplar

RDCBLP The Tightrope Walker | The Lord God Made Them All (1983) 1 exemplar

Sélection du Livre 1979: / Fortune de France 1977 - Robert Merle / Lovey, une enfant pas comme les autres 1973 - Mary… 1 exemplar

Het Beste Boek 96: Horowitz en Mevrouw Washington / Het lijk in de Haarlemmer huittuinen / De koorddanseres / Bim… 1 exemplar

Het Beste Boek: Een lintje voor Mevrouw Pollifax; De inspecteur; Menfreya in de morgen; De dertiende maan — Författare — 1 exemplar

Readers Digest: Den skjulte kvinde, Papillon, Den ukuelige mrs. Pollifax, Kim - en gave fra Vietnam (1971) — Författare — 1 exemplar

Sélection du Livre No. 73 : (1) Le torpilleur-suicide - (2) Une cabane dans les bois - (3) Mrs. Pollifax - (4)… 1 exemplar

Selecciones del Reader's Digest 1972: La sorprendente señora Pollifax, Vientos de guerra, La aurora blanca (1973) — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Gilman Butters, Dorothy
Andra namn: Butters, Dorothy Gilman
Födelsedag: 1923-06-25
New Brunswick, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
Avled: 2012-02-02
Kön: female
Nationalitet: USA
Födelseort: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Dödsort: Rye Brook, New York, USA
Bostadsorter: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Portland, Maine, USA
Utbildning: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1940-1945)
University of Pennsylvania (1963-64)
Art Students League of New York
Yrken: art teacher
creative writing teacher
spy novelist
children's book author
novelist
Organisationer: Authors Guild
Priser och utmärkelser: MWA Grand Master (2010|Mystery Writers of America)
Kort biografi: Dorothy Edith Gilman was born in New Brunswick, NJ, the daughter of James Bruce, a minister, and Essa (Starkweather) Gilman, and said she decided on a writing career as a child. She attended university as well as fine art schools and became an art teacher and an instructor in creative writing. In 1945, she married Edgar Butters, Jr., a teacher; the couple had two children before divorcing in 1965. Under her married name, Dorothy Gilman Butters, she began publishing children’s books in the late 1940s.

The New York Times said in her obituary: "[Her] best-known heroine, Mrs. Pollifax, is very likely the only spy in literature to belong simultaneously to the Central Intelligence Agency and the local garden club."

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1966) was the first novel in what would become a highly popular 14-book series about Mrs. Emily Pollifax, a bored 60-something retired grandmother in search of a bit of adventure in an otherwise mundane life.

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Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station av Dorothy Gilman

Emily Pollifax does it again -- oh no, no spoilers! I don't mean whether her assignment was a triumph or not (use your imagination). I mean that I was once again riveted on every page.

I so appreciate these gutsy tour guides to parts exotic and unknown, the tidbits of history, the depth of how she makes me feel like I am really there. And what fun it is to follow along on Google Maps! I especially appreciate Google's contributors' photographs of the regions that are included.

I also savor the craft that Ms. Gilman displays in her character development and plotting. Great stuff! Not earth-shaking; not literary brilliance. But solid, HIGHLY entertaining adventure, and one of my favorite characters in fiction these days.

Thank you Ms. Gilman, for a much-needed, intelligent escape.… (mer)

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BethOwl | 21 andra recensioner | Jan 24, 2024 |

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax av Dorothy Gilman

Another improbable yet exciting and very fun adventure with the unsinkable Emily Pollifax. This was super fun because I traced her travels across Türkiye with Google Maps, including some sightseeing with the photos included.

Loved the little twist at the end, although the ending did seem a little rushed. Did Gilman have a deadline pending? Oh, well, it was loads of fun. Beware: These are obviously addictive!

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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax av Dorothy Gilman

Oh what a delight! Where have you been all my life, Dorothy Gilman & Mrs. Pollifax? Oh, I know the answer to that... I would never have imagined reading a "spy novel." Just not a genre that interests me.

But I am so glad I stumbled across this! Because I love reading about older women breaking out of the mold (especially difficult in the 1960s), and having an adventure or two. Enterprising, somewhat prim, yet steel nerves when it comes to it. She is wonderful, the writing is droll and the plot is mesmerizing. Could not put it down after the first half.

Such fun! Bring on the next one!… (mer)

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Mrs. Pollifax on Safari av Dorothy Gilman

Another romp, this time through Zambia ... really liked the pacing of this one, with more showcasing of the exotic scene and the feeling of Africa, with all the action sort of piling up at the end.

Plus: is there romance in the air for Emily?? :)

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