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Charlotte Jay was the pseudonym adopted by Australian mystery writer and novelist, Geraldine Halls (December 17, 1919 - October 27, 1996). A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) One of the best and most singular authors of the suspense era, she wrote only nine crime books, but their unorthodoxy secured her a high place in Mystery Hall of Fame.

Jay was Hall's maiden name and it was under the name Charlotte Jay that she wrote most of the crime fiction novels for which she is most well known. She also wrote novels under her married name.

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Life

Jay was born as Geraldine Mary Jay in Melville in Adelaide, South Australia on the December 17, 1919. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She attended Girton School (now Pembroke School) and the University of Adelaide,[1] and worked as a shorthand typist in Australia and England, and as a court stenographer in New Guinea, 1942-1950. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known [2]

She married Albert Halls, an Oriental specialist, who worked with the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Albert Halls has dealt in Oriental antiques in England and Australia. [2] Marrying Albert enabled her to travel to many exotic locations in which she later included in her future books. Only her first novel, The Knife is Feminine, is set in Australia. [1] The other books are set in Pakistan, Japan, Thailand, England, Lebanon, India, Papua New Guinea and the Trobriand Islands. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania

After a long career in writing Halls past away on the October 27, 1996, in her home town of Adelaide. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Awards

Her book Beat Not The Bones won the then newly created Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers' Association of America for Best Novel of the Year in 1954. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

Adaptations

The crime novel, The Fugitive Eye was adapted for television for a drama series in 1961. [3] The episode starred Charlton Heston and the series was hosted by Fred Astaire. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award

Bibliography

Charlotte Jay novels

Geraldine Mary Jay novels

Geraldine Halls novels

Notes

  1. ^ a b Peter, Moss; Michael J Tolley (1992). A Hand of Hair: Afterword. South Australia: Wakefield Press, 114-120. ISBN 862542899.  
  2. ^ a b Adelaide (1988) p. 84
  3. ^ Alcoa Premier: The Fugitive Eye (1961). IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio

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