Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge
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Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge | |
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Born | 1908 Franklin, Pennsylvania |
Died | January 15, 1981 Columbus, North Carolina |
Pen name | Hildegarde Dolson |
Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Nationality | American |
Genres | Mystery |
Notable work(s) | We Shook the Family Tree |
Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge (1908—1981) was a poet, playwright and novelist who wrote 14 books, including We Shook the Family Tree, Guess Whose Hair I'm Wearing, To Spite Her Face, and A Dying Fall.
Dolson was born and grew up in Franklin, Pennsylvania, and after college, she moved to New York City, where she wrote for magazines[citation needed] and penned mystery stories. Dolson's best-known work is We Shook the Family Tree, a book about her experiences growing up, which became a successful paperback for Scholastic Press and was adapted for the stage.
Dolson acted as a literary agent for fellow detective writer Richard Lockridge, whom she married in 1965.[1] She died in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, North Carolina, on January 15, 1981.[2]
[edit] External links
- Works by or about Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge in libraries (WorldCat catalog)