About Madeleine Sharps Buchanan
Lived 1886 – 1940 (aged 53–54). Madeleine Sharps Buchanan was an American crime fiction writer and novelist.
Madeleine Sharps Buchanan ( Twining Sharps) was a writer of short stories and detective novels in the United States. Her story "The Chessboard" was adapted into the 1920 film Dangerous Business starring Constance Talmadge.
She wrote for various magazines including The Continent (magazine), The Argosy, The Black Cat,
In 1915, her work was described as small town stories featuring a fictionalized version of where she grew up in Pennsylvania. She was also described as an author of charming characters and a master of detective story writing. The Tempting Virtue (1933) The Tempting of Tavernake (1933)
Filmography Dangerous Business (1920 film), adapted from 'The Chessboard"
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Who was Madeleine Sharps Buchanan?
American novelist
When was Madeleine Sharps Buchanan born?
Madeleine Sharps Buchanan was born in 1886 in Wayne County.
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Madeleine Sharps Buchanan died in 1940 in Pennsylvania.
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Madeleine Sharps Buchanan was a crime fiction writer and novelist.
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Madeleine Sharps Buchanan was American.
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