Charlotte Armstrong worked for The New York Times advertising department, as a fashion reporter for Breath of the Avenue, and in an accounting firm.
11 Facts About Charlotte Armstrong
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Charlotte Armstrong was the daughter of mining engineer Frank Hall Armstrong and Clara Pascoe Armstrong.
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Charlotte Armstrong graduated from Vulcan High School in Vulcan, Michigan in June 1921 just after she turned 16 years old.
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Charlotte Armstrong attended the junior college program at Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois, for one year, during which time she served as editor of the student publication, Ferry Tales.
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Charlotte Armstrong attended the University of Wisconsin for two years and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1925.
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In 1939, while living in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Charlotte Armstrong began her career as a writer with the plays The Happiest Days and Ring Around Elizabeth.
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Charlotte Armstrong's successful entrance into suspense with The Unsuspected was a boost to her career, and soon she was recognized as pioneer of domestic suspense.
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Later adapted into the film Talk About a Stranger, Charlotte Armstrong's 1951 novel The Enemy is a good example of Armstrong work in the genre.
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Charlotte Armstrong obliged and now the Gotlieb Center serves as the best body for retrieving any of Charlotte Armstrong's works.
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In 1957, Charlotte Armstrong received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her novel A Dram of Poison.
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Charlotte Armstrong wrote two other Edgar-nominated novels: The Gift Shop and Lemon in the Basket.