About Edith Templeton
Lived 1916 – 2006 (aged 90). Edith Templeton was a Czech novelist, short story writer and writer.
Edith Templeton (7 April 1916 in Prague, Austria-Hungary – 12 June 2006 in Bordighera, Italy) was a Bohemian novelist, She spent the first four years of her life in Vienna, and then grew in popularity and was pirated around the world,
She lived in various parts of Europe and made her final home in Bordighera, on the Italian Riviera. She died on 12 June 2006, aged 90.
Works
Novels Summer in the Country (1950) (published in the U.S. as The Proper Bohemians) Living on Yesterday (1951) The Island of Desire (1952) This Charming Pastime (1955) Gordon (1966; republished under her real name in 2003) Murder in Estoril (1992)
Collection of stories The Darts of Cupid (2002)
Travel The Surprise of Cremona (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1954, Pallas Editions 2001 )
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Edith Templeton?
Czech writer
When was Edith Templeton born?
Edith Templeton was born on 7 April 1916 in Prague.
When did Edith Templeton die?
Edith Templeton died on 12 June 2006 in Bordighera.
What was Edith Templeton's occupation?
Edith Templeton was a novelist, short story writer and writer.
What nationality was Edith Templeton?
Edith Templeton was Czech.
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