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Frances Noyes Hart

フランセス・ノイズ・ハート

Furansesu Noizu Hāto

Aliases: Frances Newbold Noyes

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1890-08-10 (Washington, D.C.)
Died
1943-10-25 (New York City) age 53
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Washington, D.C. → France → New York City

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, short story writer
Active Years
1913-1943

Awards

O. Henry Award
1920
Work: Contact
Category: short story
Result: second prize
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1948
Work: The Bellamy Trial
Category: international
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Bellamy Trial

1927 Detective fiction

A mystery novel revolving around a trial.

trialcrimepsychology

Hide in the Dark

1929 Mystery

A story of mystery hidden in the dark.

darknesssecrets

The Crooked Lane

1934 Mystery

A mystery following a crooked path.

moralitycrime

Bibliography

  • Mark (1913)
  • My A.E.F.--A Hail and Farewell (1920)
  • Contact (1920)
  • The Bellamy Trial (1927)
  • Hide in the Dark (1929)
  • Pigs in Clover (1931)
  • The Bellamy Trial: A Play in Three Acts (1931)
  • The Crooked Lane (1934)

Legacy

An American short story writer known for detective fiction, who posthumously won a prestigious French award.

Trivia

  • Daughter of newspaper publisher Frank Brett Noyes.
  • Served as translator and canteen worker in France during WWI.