Rice, Craig, 1908-1957
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Craig Rice papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275038204849]
Identifier: 0153
Abstract
Personal and business correspondence; typescripts, ca. 1950-55. Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph) (1908-1957) published her first book, 8 Faces at 3, in 1939. She married several times; one was to Beat writer Larry Lipton. She became an enormously popular writer of mystery and detective stories, at one point rivalling Agatha Christie in sales. Agatha Christie with mystery fans, rivalling her in sales. Rice died at the age of 49 in 1957.
Dates:
circa 1950-1955
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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- Subject: Detective and mystery stories, American -- Archival resources X