Caspary, Vera (1899–1987)
Caspary, Vera (1899–1987)
American mystery writer, screenwriter and playwright. Born Nov 13, 1899, in Chicago, Illinois; died June 13, 1987, in New York, NY; m. Isadore Goldsmith (film producer), 1949.
Published 1st novel, The White Girl (1929); wrote 9 crime novels, including Laura (1943); adapted screenplays for Laura (1944), Claudia and David (1946), Bedelia (1946), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), Three Husbands (1950) and I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951), among others.
See also autobiographical novel, Thicker Than Water (1932).
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