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Not to be confused with
Dorothy Cameron Disney , no relation, a journalist and marital advice columnist who began her writing career as a mystery novelist.
Doris Miles Disney
Born December 22, 1907 Died March 9, 1976(1976-03-09) (aged 68 ) Occupation Mystery writer/novelist Spouse George J. Disney Children Elizabeth Disney Laing Parent Edward L. Hart
Elizabeth Malone Miles[1]
Doris Miles Disney (December 22, 1907 – March 9, 1976)[2] 47 novels , many of which were best sellers; several were made into feature films or TV movies.[3]
In 14 of her writing years Disney published two novels, and the Times noted that "Since 1945, one or more of her books has been published each year." Her last novel was published posthumously.
About her novels [ edit ]
Disney's first book (A Compound for Death )
[4] [2] [5]
Disney had worked in the publicity field and in the insurance business, and three recurring sleuths in her novels were
Otherwise, according to her publisher, each novel was "interesting in a somewhat different manner from anything she's tried before."
Disney's Family Skeleton Stella ,[6] Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate Family Skeleton /Stella's hero Jeff di Marco included the reuse of Disney's "most famous"[1] Straw Man [7]
Reviews [ edit ]
Her first novel was reviewed by The New York Times [4] [6]
Biography [ edit ]
She was born Doris Miles in Glastonbury, Connecticut , and married George J. Disney in 1936. She died in Fredericksburg, Virginia .
Their daughter Elizabeth Disney Laing, a writer and theatrical actress, was born 1943.
The Disneys' relatives included two of Mrs. Disney's sisters, Elizabeth H. Miles and Mrs. George B. Tolve, and the Disneys had nieces and nephews, some of whom told their aunt of their disliking that she killed off too many women in her stories.[2]
A Compound for Death (1943)[4]
Murder on a Tangent (1945)
Dark Road Fugitive Lady
Who Rides a Tiger (1946)
Appointment at Nine (1947)[8]
Enduring Old Charms (1947)
Testimony by Silence (1948)[9]
That Which Is Crooked (1948)
Count the Ways (1949)[10]
Family Skeleton Stella )[6]
Fire at Will (1950)
Look Back on Murder (1951)
Straw Man The Straw Man
Heavy, Heavy Hangs (1952)
Do Unto Others (1953)
Prescription: Murder (1953)
The Last Straw (1954)
Trick or Treat (1955) (adapted as a 1958 episode of Kraft Television Theatre
Room for Murder (1955)
Unappointed Rounds (1956)
Method in Madness (1957)
My Neighbor's Wife (1957)
Black Mail (1958)
Did She Fall or Was She Pushed? (1959)
No Next of Kin (1959)
Dark Lady (1960)
Mrs. Meeker's Money (1961)
Find the Woman (1962)
Should Auld Acquaintance (1962)
Here Lies... (1963)
The Departure of Mr. Gaudette (1964)[11]
The Hospitality of the House (1964)
Shadow of a Man (1965)
Unsuspected Evil (1965)
At Some Forgotten Door (1966)
The Magic Grandfather (1966)
Night of Clear Choice (1967)
Money for the Taking (1968)
Voice from the Grave (1968)
Two Little Children and How They Grew (1969)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1970) (adapted into the 1971 TV movie of the same name
The Chandler Policy (1971)
Three's a Crowd (1971)
The Day Miss Bessie Lewis Disappeared (1972)
Only Couples Need Apply (1973) (adapted into the 1974 TV movie Betrayal
Don't Go Into the Woods Today (1974)
Cry for Help (1975)
Winifred (1976)
References [ edit ]
^ Mary Jean DeMarr (2000). "Doris Miles Disney" . Novelguide.com . Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011 .
^ a b c reviewed by the New York Times: Doris Miles Disney (December 26, 1943). "A Compound for Death. By Doris Miles Disney. 239 pp. New York: Crime Club-Doubleday, Doran & Co. $2" . The New York Times
^ NYTimes's obit used Mrs. 7 times; she also 7 times
^ a b c "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Stella,' With Ann Sheridan and David Wayne, New Feature at the Roxy Theatre" . The New York Times
^ Anthony Boucher (October 21, 1951). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times
^ "APPOINTMENT AT NINE. By Doris Miles Disney. 217 pp. New York: Crime Club-Doubleday & Co" . The New York Times
^ "TESTIMONY BY SILENCE. By Doris Miles Disney. 189 pp. New York: Crime Club-Doubleday & Co. $2" . The New York Times
^ Anthony Boucher (November 6, 1949). "Tension and Death; COUNT THE WAYS. By Doris Miles Disney. 214 pp. New York: Doubleday-Crime Club. $2.25" . The New York Times
^ "Criminals at large" . The New York Times another new approach to the detective story in THE DEPASTURE OF MR. GAUDETTE
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