Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Gilman, American author (died 2012)

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Born: June 25, 1923
Died: February 2, 2012
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1923

About Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Edith Gilman was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series of spy novels, about spy and grandmother Emily Pollifax, who becomes a spy in her 60s. In 2010, Gilman was the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award recipient. In 2010 Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Gilman began writing under her maiden name for the first book of the Mrs. At 11, she competed against 10- to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place.

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Dorothy Gilman timeline

2010In 2010 Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
2010In 2010, Gilman was the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award recipient.

The world when Dorothy Gilman was born

Dorothy Gilman was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy Gilman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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