Elizabeth Daly

For the voice actress also known as Elizabeth Daily, see E. G. Daily.
Elizabeth Daly
BornElizabeth T. Daly
October 15, 1878
New York City
DiedSeptember 2, 1967(1967-09-02) (aged 88)
Roslyn, New York
OccupationMystery writer
Education
Notable awardsEdgar Allan Poe Award (Special Edgar) 1961
ParentsJoseph F. Daly and Emma Barker Daly[1]

Elizabeth T. Daly (October 15, 1878 – September 2, 1967) was an American writer of mystery novels whose main character, Henry Gamadge, was a bookish author, bibliophile, and amateur detective.[2] A writer of light verse and prose for Life, Puck, and Scribner's magazines in her earlier years, Daly published her first Gamadge novel, Unexpected Night, at age 60.[3] Between 1940 and 1951, she published 16 novels featuring Gamadge.[1]

Her career included two years as a reader at Bryn Mawr College, 1904–06. At other times, she tutored in French and English, and she was a producer of amateur theater.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Elizabeth Daly". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ John M. Reilly, ed. (1980). "Daly, Elizabeth". Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers. MacMillan. pp. 422–24. ISBN 0-333-30107-2.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Daly: Author of Many Detective Novels". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1967. p. 53. Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Shibuk, Charles (1996). "Daly, Elizabeth". In Pederson, Jay P. (ed.). St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.). Detroit: St. James Press. pp. 272–73. ISBN 1-55862-178-4.