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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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American writer

Born 2 May 1905
Died 18 July 1969

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  • Cover of: A dram of poison

    First published in 1956 15 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition dramofpoison0000arms
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    First published in 1948 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1963 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1955 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1950 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition mischief0000arms_h2n2
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    First published in 1951 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1943 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition caseofweirdsiste00arms
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    First published in 1953 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition troubleinthor00arms
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    First published in 1968 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1967 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1963 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1965 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1952 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1959 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1959 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1966 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American writer

Born 2 May 1905
Died 18 July 1969
Subjects
Fiction, general, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction in English, American Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Mystery and detective stories, fiction, mystery, suspense, Actresses, American Fantasy fiction, American detective and mystery stories, American fantasy fiction, Anthologie, Children's fiction, Children's stories, Douay–Rheims Bible, Duff, macdougal (fictitious character), fiction, English, English Detective and mystery stories, English children's stories, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Gothic novels, Hudson, olivia (fictitious character), fiction
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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  • 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