Douglas G. Greene (born September 24,1944) is an American historian, editor, and author. He is the son of Margaret Chindahl Greene and the Reverend George L. Greene, He is married to Sandi Greene with whom he has a son, Eric and a daughter, Katherine, and has an identical twin, David L. Greene, and a younger brother Paul. Greene is Emeritus Professor of History at Old Dominion University, specialising in Tudor and

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Britain. He is a Charter Member of The International Wizard of Oz Club, founded in 1957, and he was a frequent contributor to The Baum Bugle. He is co-author of a biography of Oz illustrator

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and co-editor of stories and poems by Oz author Ruth Plumly Thompson. He was co-owner and editor of mystery publisher Crippen & Landru through 2017, continuing as senior editor beginning in 2018, and has edited numerous

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collections for both his own and other publishing houses. In 2014, the non-fiction anthology ''Mysteries Unlocked: Essays in Honor of Douglas G. Greene'' was released to celebrate his 70th birthday, with ten

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

winning or nominated authors among those contributing. Greene's biography '' John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles'' was nominated in 1996 for the

Best Critical / Biographical Work.

Awards

*1965 - The L. Frank Baum Memorial Award from The International Wizard of Oz Club *2001 - The

Ellery Queen Award Ellery may refer to: * Ellery (duo), an American pop group * Ellery (given name) * Ellery (surname) * Ellery, New York, a US town * Ellery, Illinois, a US town See also * Ellery Lake, a lake in Ontario, Canada * Mount Ellery, Australia * Mount ...

from the Mystery Writers of America *2003 - The

Malice Domestic The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collection ...

Poirot Award *2003 - Baker Street Irregulars Distinguished Speaker *2007 - The George N. Dove Award from the Popular Culture Association for "serious study of mystery and crime fiction" *2016 - The

Amelia Award

Selected bibliography

Books written or edited by Douglas G. Greene: *1974 - '' The Earl of Castlehaven's Memoirs of the Irish Wars'' *1976 - ''

'' (with

Michael Patrick Hearn Michael Patrick Hearn is an American literary scholar as well as a man of letters specializing in children's literature and its illustration. His works include ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz'' (1973/2000), '' The Annotated Christmas Carol'' (1977/20 ...

) *1976 - '' Bibliographia Oziana'' (with Peter E. Hanff) revised edition, 1998. *1977 - ''Diaries of the

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'' *1978 - ''The Meditations of Lady Elizabeth Delaval'' *1980 - ''The Door to Doom and Other Detections'' *1983 - ''The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio’s Golden Age'' *1985 - ''The Wizard of Way Up and Other Wonders'' (with

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) *1987 - ''Death Locked In, An Anthology of Locked Room Stories'' (with

Robert Adey The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

) *1989 - ''The Collected Short Fiction of

Ngaio Marsh Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh (; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Det ...

''; reprinted as ''Alleyn and Others'' *1991 - ''Merrivale, March and Murder'' *1991 - ''Fell and Foul Play'' *1995 - '' John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles'' *1997 - ''Detection by Gaslight, The Great Victorian and Edwardian Detective Stories'' *1999 - ''The Dead Hand and other Uncollected Stories'' (with Tony Medawar) *1999 - ''Grand Guignol'' (in Japanese) *1999 - ''Classic Mystery Stories'' *2003 - ''Sissajig and Other Surprises'' (with

Ruth Berman Ruth Berman is an American writer of weird science fiction and speculative poetry. In 2003, she won the Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem. She was also the winner of the 2006 Dwarf Stars Award for her poem ''Knowledge Of''. In 1973, she was a f ...

) *2003 - ''The Romance of the Secret Service Fund'' *2010 - ''The Adventures of Rogan Kincaid'' *2010 - ''The Complete Deteckative Memoirs of Philo Gubb, Esquire'' *2012 - ''Before the Fact'' *2014 - ''The Compleat Achievements of Luther Trant'' *2014 - ''The Compleat Adventures of Solange Fontaine'' *2015 - ''I Believe in

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'' *2019 - ''The Cases of Lieutenant Timothy Trant'' (with Curtis Evans) *2020 - ''The Island of Coffins''

References

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