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(1926-2003) Writer, novelist. Carolyn Heilbrun wrote many mystery novels using the pseudonym “Amanda Cross.”

Full Name

Carolyn Gold Heilbrun (Amanda Cross)

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1926

BIRTH

Carolyn Gold was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on January 13, 1926.

1932

RESIDENCE

As a child, Ms. Heilbrun lived in Manhattan, New York.

1951

OTHER

Ms. Heilbrun received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1951.

1959

OTHER

Ms. Heilbrun received a doctorate from Columbia University in 1959.

1959

OTHER

Ms. Heilbrun was an instructor at Brooklyn College from 1959 to 1960.

1960

OTHER

Ms. Heilbrun taught at Columbia University from 1960 to 1992.

1964

LITWORK

In the Last Analysis
Macmillan Company

First of a series of Kate Fansler mystery novels. Published under the pseudonym name Amanda Cross.

1967

LITWORK

The James Joyce Murder
Littlehampton Book Services Limited
0575009241 / 978-0575009240
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

1970

LITWORK

Poetic Justice
Littlehampton Book Services Limited
0575005335 / 978-0575005334
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

1973

LITWORK

Toward a Recognition of Androgyny: Aspects of Male and Female in Literature
Alfred A. Knopf
0394461754 / 978-0394461755
Nonfiction.

1979

LITWORK

Reinventing Womanhood
W. W. Norton & Company
0393012107 / 978-0393012101
Nonfiction.

1981

LITWORK

Death in a Tenured Position
Dutton Adult
0525089357 / 978-0525089353
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

1988

LITWORK

Writing A Woman's Life
W. W. Norton & Company Inc.
0393026019 / 978-0393026016
Nonfiction.

1997

LITWORK

The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty
The Dial Press
038531325X / 978-0385313254
Nonfiction.

1998

LITWORK

The Puzzled Heart
Ballantine Books
0345418832 / 978-0345418838
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

2000

LITWORK

Honest Doubt
Ballantine Books
0345440110 / 978-0345440112
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

2002

LITWORK

The Edge of Doom
Ballantine Books
0345452364 / 978-0345452368
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Amanda Cross.

2003

DEATH

Carolyn Heilbrun died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on October 9, 2003.

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