Lipson, Edna (1914–1996)
Lipson, Edna (1914–1996)
British novelist and short-story writer. Name variations: (pseudonym) Gerda Charles. Born Aug 14, 1914, in Liverpool, England; died Nov 1996; dau. of Gertrude Lipson.
Worked as tv critic for Jewish Observer and Middle East Review (1978–79); wrote The True Voice (1959), The Crossing Point (1960), A Slanting Light (1963), A Logical Girl (1966) and The Destiny Waltz (1971); short stories and reviews appeared in various publications, including Daily Telegraph, Jewish Chronicle, and New York Times.
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BORN: 1870, Akyab, Burma
DIED: 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Fiction
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Born May 27, 1912, in Quincy, MA; died of cancer, June 18, 1982, in Ossining, NY; son of Frederick (a shoe salesman and manufa…
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