Martha Albrand

Martha Albrand
BornHeidi Huberta Freybe Loewengard
1914
Rostock
Died(1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (age 66)[1]
New York
Pen nameHolland, Katrin; Lambert, Christine; Katrin J. Lamon; Heidi Huberta Freybe Loewengard
OccupationGerman-American novelist
Notable awardsGrand Prix de Littérature Policière

Martha Albrand (1914–1981), born Heidi Huberta Freybe Loewengard was a German-American novelist. Albrand was the name of her Danish great-grandfather.[2]

She was the sister of the actress Jutta Freybe and the writer Johanna Sibelius.

The film Captain Carey, U.S.A. was based on her novel After Midnight.

In 1950, the book After Midnight won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière International Prize, the most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction in France.[3]

  1. ^ "Martha Albrand, 66, Novelist Who Worked in Suspense Genre". The New York Times. 26 June 1981. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 6.
  3. ^ (in French) Guide des Prix littéraires, online ed. Le Rayon du Polar. Synopsis of French prizes rewarding French and international crime literature, with lists of laureates for each Prize. Grand Prix de littérature policière: pp. 18–36.