Julie Campbell Tatham (June 1, 1908 – July 7, 1999) was an American writer of children's novels, who also wrote for adults, especially on
Christian Science. As Julie Campbell she was the creator of the
Trixie Belden series (she wrote the first six) and the
Ginny Gordon
Ginny Gordon is the main character in a series of five mystery books for adolescent girls published by the Whitman Publishing
Whitman Publishing is an American book publishing company which started as a subsidiary of the Western Printing & Lit ...
series. As Julie Tatham she also took over the
Cherry Ames series and
Vicki Barr series from
Helen Wells.
Biography
Julie Campbell was born on June 1, 1908 in
Flushing
Flushing may refer to:
Places
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
,
New York, United States. She was the seventh of ten children of Julia deFres (Sample) and Archibald Campbell, an Army general, she also was a granddaughter of Army general.
On March 30, 1933, she married Charles Tatham Jr, and had two sons. In the 1940s, she created under her maiden name two series for
Whitman Publishing Co, the Ginny Gordon series and the popular Trixie Belden series, continued by other writers under the pseudonym Kathryn Kenny. Under her married name, she also wrote some books of
Helen Wells's series: Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr. She wrote during over 10 years before retiring.
Julie Tatham died on July 7, 1999 in
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of downtown Washington, D.C.
In 2020, the population was 159,467. ...
, at the age of 91.
Bibliography
As Julie Campbell
Ginny Gordon
Ginny Gordon is the main character in a series of five mystery books for adolescent girls published by the Whitman Publishing
Whitman Publishing is an American book publishing company which started as a subsidiary of the Western Printing & Lit ...
Series
#''The Disappearing Candlesticks'' (1948)
#''The Missing Heirloom'' (1950)
#''The Mystery At the Old Barn'' (1951)
#''The Lending Library'' (1954)
#''The Broadcast Mystery'' (1956)
Trixie Belden Series
#''The Secret of the Mansion'' (1948)
#''The Red Trailer Mystery'' (1950)
#''The Gatehouse Mystery'' (1951)
#''The Mysterious Visitor'' (1954)
#''The Mystery Off Glen Road'' (1956)
#''The Mystery in Arizona'' (1958)
Rin Tin Tin's Stories
*''Rinty'' (1954)
As Julie Tatham
Cherry Ames Series
:10. ''At Spencer'' (1949)
:11. ''Night Supervisor'' (1950)
:12. ''Mountaineer Nurse'' (1951)
:13. ''Clinic Nurse'' (1952)
:14. ''Dude Ranch Nurse'' (1953)
:15. ''Rest Home Nurse'' (1954)
:16. ''Country Doctor's Nurse'' (1955)
Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series
:5. ''The Clue of the Broken Blossom'' (1950)
:6. ''Behind the White Veil'' (1951)
:7. ''The Mystery at Hartwood House'' (1952)
As Julie C. Tatham
Single novels
*''The Mongrel of Merryway Farm'' (1952)
Non-fiction
*''The Old Testament Made Easy'' (1985)
As Julie Campbell Tatham
Single novels
*''World Book of Dogs'' (1953)
*''To Nick from Jan'' (1957)
References and sources
See alsoThe Julie Campbell page on Trixie-Belden.com
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1908 births
1999 deaths
American fiction writers