Booth, Edwina, 1904-1991
Variant namesEdwin Booth, who also wrote under the names Don Blunt and Jack Hazard, was born in 1906 in Beatrice, Nebraska. He attended public schools in Nebraska and Iowa before moving to Colorado, where he studied civil engineering at Colorado College. Booth was employed in a variety of jobs and later started his own accounting firm, which supported him until he became established as an author of westerns and mystery stories. In the 1960s Booth was an officer in Western Writers of America, an organization of writers dedicated to the advancement and promotion of literature about the American West.
From the description of Edwin Booth papers, 1946-1981. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54068201
Utah born motion picture acress, star of "Trader Horn."
From the description of Papers, 1920-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367737834
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| referencedIn | Hamilton, Clayton, 1881-1946. Autograph letters signed (3) : the Players, New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1938 Aug. 2, 1940 Feb. 15, and 1943 June 15. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Alden, A. E.,. Unidentified New York family photograph album [graphic], 1861-1871. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Booth, Edwin. Manuscripts ca. 1955-ca. 1960. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Booth, Edwina, d. 1991. Papers, 1920-1993. | Harold B. Lee Library | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Booth, Edwin. Edwin Booth papers, 1946-1981. | University of Oregon Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs of motion pictures, 1915-1978. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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| correspondedWith | Costiner, Merle | person |
| correspondedWith | Cox, William Robert, 1901-1988 | person |
| associatedWith | Hamilton, Clayton, 1881-1946. | person |
| correspondedWith | Loomis, Noel M., 1905-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| correspondedWith | Thompson, Thomas, 1913-1993. | person |
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| Authors, American |
| Detective and mystery stories, American |
| Motion picture actors and actresses |
| Motion pictures |
| Western stories |
| Western stories |
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Person
Birth 1904-09-13
Death 1991-05-18
Americans
English
