Johnson, Dorothy M.

Catherine (Kay) Burnham was a clinical psychologist and close friend of Dorothy Johnson. The two women met while living in New York City and often traveled together. Dorothy Johnson dedicated The Hanging Tree to "Kay Burnham" and, according to Burnham's brother, Catherine helped select shooting locations for the film adaptation. Catherine Burnham died of a heart attack in June 1988.

From the guide to the Dorothy M. Johnson-Kay Burnham Correspondence, 1952-1977, (Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)

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