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Mignon G. Eberhart
Mignon Good Eberhart (July 6, 1899, Lincoln, Nebraska – October 8, 1996, Greenwich, Connecticut) was an American author of mystery novels. She had one of the longest careers (from the 1920s to the 1980s) among major American mystery writers. Early life Mignonette Good was born July 6, 1899, in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a teenager, Good often wrote short stories and novels to occupy herself. From 1917 to 1920, she attended Nebraska Wesleyan University but did not complete the coursework for a degree. In 1923, she married Alanson Clyde Eberhart, and began writing short stories to combat boredom. Within several years, she had begun writing novels. In 1929, she published her first novel, ''The Patient in Room 18'', which introduced her series character Nurse Sarah Keate and her boyfriend Detective Lance O'Leary. A second novel, ''While the Patient Slept'', also featuring Keate, received the $5000 Scotland Yard Prize in 1931. Four years later, Eberhart's alma mater presented her with an h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the state called the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln- Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people, making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States. The city was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what was to become Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the second tallest capitol in the United States. As the city is the seat of government for the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island National Cemetery
Long Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Suffolk County, New York. It is surrounded by a group of other separate cemeteries and memorial parks situated along Wellwood Avenue (County Road 3) – these include Pinelawn Memorial Park, St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries, Beth Moses, New Montefiore and Mt. Ararat Cemeteries. Its mailing address is Farmingdale (postal code 11735). It borders East Farmingdale along its western edge and is located within the CDPS of Wyandanch (to the east), in the Town of Babylon, and Melville (to the north) in the Town of Huntington. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of 2021, had more than 357,000 interments. In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History Long Island National Cemetery was established in 1936 with a purchase of of land from Pinelawn Cemetery (a neighboring cemetery) to answer a need after World War I of a lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Cockatoo (novel)
''The White Cockatoo'' is a murder mystery novel written by Mignon G. Eberhart. It was published by Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday, Doran & Co. in 1933. It was later released in December, 1993, by Thorndike Press. The novel served as the basis of the 1935 The White Cockatoo, film of the same name directed by Alan Crosland. Plot Summary Americans Sue Talley and Jim Sundean find themselves at the same large, off-season hotel in the south of France. Amidst a constant spooky, atmospheric wind, a series of murders occur; Sue begins to suspect that the deaths are connected to her arrival. Composition Eberhart drew on her experiences traveling in the Maritime Alps and staying in just such a hotel in the winter of 1931–32. The name of the town in the book is left intentionally obscure by Eberhart, with the implication that it may be Avignon. Reception ''The White Cockatoo'' received mixed-to-positive reviews. It was called "a thoroughly excellent thriller" by the ''The Press and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf In Man's Clothing
''Wolf in Man's Clothing'' is a mystery novel by Mignon G. Eberhart. It was published by Random House in 1942 and issued in the UK by Collins Crime Club the following year. It was reissued by Bison Books in 1996. This sixth novel featuring nurse Sarah Keate is the only one in which only Sarah appears, and not Lt. Lance O'Leary. It's also one of the few which also was not made into a film. The sales of the book, however, were so strong that her editor Harry Maule urged her to write one more Sarah Keate story. Plot summary Set during World War II, nurse Sarah Keate and nurse Drue Cable investigate the suspicious shooting of Drue's millionaire ex-husband. While he is being treated and lying unconscious, someone in his family household, a gloomy mansion in the remote countryside is suspected of plotting to kill him. Reception Isaac Anderson of the ''New York Times'' gave the novel a positive review, saying that "the story is so absorbing that one can easily forgive Mrs. Eberhart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder By An Aristocrat
''Murder by an Aristocrat'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Lyle Talbot, Marguerite Churchill and Claire Dodd.Backer p.248 The film was based on a 1932 novel of the same title by Mignon G. Eberhart, with sets designed by Hugh Reticker. It was the seventh of 12 B-mysteries released by Warner Bros. as part of their "Clue Club" series between 1935 and 1938. Plot summary Bayard Thatcher, the black sheep of a storied family, has announced that he will leave for good provided the others pay him $25,000. However, they are not that liquid at the moment, due to lingering effects of the Great Depression. That night, Thatcher is shot in his bed but only wounded. As he recovers, his doctor and nurse try to discern his assailant's identity while also protecting him from any attempts to finish the job. Cast * Lyle Talbot as Dr. Allen Carick * Marguerite Churchill as Nurse Sally Keating * Claire Dodd as Janice Thatcher * John Eldredge as John Tweed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder By An Aristocrat (novel)
''Murder by an Aristocrat'' is a 1932 mystery thriller novel by the American writer Mignon G. Eberhart. Film adaptation In 1936 the book was adapted into a film of the same title, produced by Hollywood studio Warner Brothers and directed by Frank McDonald. The cast featured Lyle Talbot, Marguerite Churchill and Claire Dodd Claire Dodd (born Dorothy Arlene Dodd; December 29, 1911 – November 23, 1973) was an American film actress. Life and work Dorothy Arlene Dodd was born on December 29, 1911, in Baxter, Iowa, to Walter Willard Dodd, a farmer whose family ....Goble p.877 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1932 American novels American thriller novels American mystery novels American novels adapted into films Novels by Mignon G. Eberhart Doubleday (publisher) books {{1930s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Stairway
''The Dark Stairway'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Hugh Williams, Chili Bouchier and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie production, based on the 1931 novel ''From This Dark Stairway'' by Mignon G. Eberhart. In the film, professional jealousy and rivalry erupts in a hospital over the discovery of a revolutionary new formula for anaesthetic, leading to murder. ''The Dark Stairway'' is now classed as a lost film. British Pictures Article Archive. Cast * as Dr. Thurlow * as ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery House (1938 Film)
''Mystery House'' is a 1938 American mystery crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan as nurse Sarah Keate, and is based on the 1930 novel ''The Mystery of Hunting's End'' by Mignon G. Eberhart. Sheridan also played the same character in '' The Patient in Room 18'', released in January 1938, while Aline MacMahon played her in ''While the Patient Slept'' in 1935. Plot At a hunting lodge retreat, banker Hubert Kingery (Eric Stanely) announces to five fellow officers that one of them has forged documents and embezzled $500,000. Before the evening is over, Kingery is shot dead and the police officially rule it a suicide. Kingery's daughter Gwen (Anne Nagel) does not agree and asks for help from her aunt's nurse, Sarah Keate (Ann Sheridan), who suggests her detective boyfriend, Lance O'Leary (Dick Purcell), for the case. O'Leary has all of the suspects return to the lodge and begins his investigation. Stuck in the snowbound shelter, the sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While The Patient Slept (novel)
''While the Patient Slept'' is a 1930 mystery novel by Mignon G. Eberhart. It was both Eberhart's second novel, and the second of the author's seven novels revolving around the central character of Sarah Keate. The novel received positive reviews upon its release. A film adaptation of the same name was released by First National Pictures in 1935. Plot The gothic, closed community, murder mystery involves a nurse who is assigned to the at-home care of a man who recently had a stroke. While he is unconscious, on a dark and stormy night, a murder takes place in his bedroom. With family members and potential heirs confined to the house for several days, additional murders occur while the nurse and a police detective, a friend of hers from a past case, work on solving the case. Themes This novel was the second of the seven Eberhart books featuring nurse Sarah Keate as an amateur detective. Regarding other characters, historian Rick Cypert cites effete antagonist Eustace Federie as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Patient In Room 18 (film)
''The Patient in Room 18'' is a 1938 American mystery romantic comedy film directed by Bobby Connolly and Crane Wilbur. It stars Patric Knowles and Ann Sheridan. The screenplay written by Eugene Solow and Robertson White was based on a 1929 novel of the same name by author Mignon G. Eberhart. Plot Private investigator Lance O'Leary (Patric Knowles) suffers a nervous breakdown from being unable to solve a case and his doctor has him hospitalized for rest. It just happens to be the same place where his lady friend, Sara Keate (Ann Sheridan), is the head nurse. The first night there a murder takes place as wealthy Mr. Warren is killed in his room and $100,000 worth of medicinal radium on his chest is stolen. Also, head doctor Dr. Lethany is murdered as well. Everyone on the staff seems to have a motive and O'Leary must work with combative Inspector Foley (Cliff Clark) to solve the crime. Cast *Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary *Ann Sheridan as Nurse Sara Keate *Eric Stanley as Seym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Patient In Room 18
''The Patient in Room 18'' is a 1929 mystery novel written by Mignon G. Eberhart. Eberhart's first published novel, it follows the adventures of Nurse Sarah Keate, who would later appear in six more of Eberhart's works, and became one of the most popular mystery characters of the time. The novel later served as the basis for a 1938 motion picture released by Warner Brothers, with the same title, starring Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995), better known as Patric Knowles, was an English film actor. Born in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, he made his film debut in 1932, and played either first or second fi ... and Ann Sheridan. References American thriller novels 1929 American novels American novels adapted into films Novels by Mignon G. Eberhart Doubleday, Doran books Novels set in hospitals {{1920s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crippen & Landru
Crippen & Landru Publishers is a small publisher of mystery fiction collections, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1994 by husband and wife Sandi and Douglas G. Greene in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is named after murderers Dr. H. H. Crippen and Henri Landru. The Greenes's son Eric designed the logo. Jeffrey Marks succeeded Douglas G. Greene as publisher on January 1, 2018, while Dr. Greene remains active as Series Editor. Crippen & Landru publishes two distinct series of single-author short story collections. The Regular Series, generally featuring current authors, is published in two editions: cloth bound, signed and numbered; and trade softcover. The Lost Classics Series features uncollected stories by great mystery and detective writers of the past. It is available in dust-jacketed cloth and trade softcover. Some titles are also available as e-books. Among the authors published by Crippen & Landru are Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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