Carolyn Gold Heilbrun

"Amanda Cross" redirects here. For other uses, see Amanda Cross (disambiguation).
Carolyn Heilbrun
Born
Carolyn Gold

(1926-01-13)January 13, 1926
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2003(2003-10-09) (aged 77)
New York City, U.S.
Pen nameAmanda Cross
OccupationWriter, professor
Alma materWellesley College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)
SpouseJames Heilbrun
Children3

Carolyn Heilbrun (née Gold; January 13, 1926 – October 9, 2003) was an American academic at Columbia University, the first woman to receive tenure in the English department, and a prolific feminist author of academic studies. In addition, beginning in the 1960s, she published numerous popular mystery novels, under the pen name of Amanda Cross. These have been translated into numerous languages and in total sold nearly one million copies worldwide.

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