Dorothy Gilman

Writer, Author

1923 – 2012

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Who was Dorothy Gilman?

Dorothy Edith Gilman was an American espionage and mystery fiction writer. She was best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series. Emily Pollifax, her heroine, became a spy in her 60s and is very likely the only spy in literature to belong simultaneously to the Central Intelligence Agency and the local garden club.

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Born
Jun 25, 1923
New Brunswick
Also known as
  • Dorothy Edith Gilman
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Died
Feb 2, 2012
Rye Brook

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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