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Charlotte Jay

Australian writer (1919-1996) · Australia · On the map · Writers · Died at 76

Geraldine Halls was an Australian mystery writer and novelist who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Charlotte Jay, Jay being Halls's maiden name. Halls' book Beat Not the Bones won the then newly created Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers' Association of America for Best Novel of the Year in 1954.

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Awards

Edgar Awards1954

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The crime novel, The Fugitive Eye was adapted for television for a drama series in 1961. The episode starred Charlton Heston and the series was hosted by Fred Astaire.

Country
Australia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1996 · aged 76

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