Ethel Lina White

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Ethel Lina White was a British crime novelist best known for her suspenseful mystery thrillers, several of which, including the source for the film "The Spiral Staircase," were adapted for cinema.

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Ethel Lina White canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British writer
crime novelist
mystery writer
novelist
person
activePeriod 20th century
contributedTo British crime fiction tradition
countryOfBirth Wales
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1876-04-02
dateOfDeath 1944-08-13
ethnicGroup Welsh
familyName White
fieldOfWork crime literature
literature
gender female
genre crime fiction
mystery fiction
thriller
givenName Ethel
hasWorkAdaptedTo cinema
radio
influencedDomain suspense fiction
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Ethel Lina White self-link
nationality British
notableFor suspenseful mystery thrillers
notableTheme ordinary people in extraordinary danger
vulnerability of women in peril
notableWork Some Must Watch
The Elephant Never Forgets
The First Time He Died
The Lady Vanishes
The Wheel Spins
Wax
While She Sleeps
notableWorkType novel
occupation novelist
writer
partOf Golden Age detective fiction
surface form: Golden Age of detective fiction
placeOfBirth Abergavenny
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
workAdaptedAs The Lady Vanishes
surface form: The Lady Vanishes (film)

The Spiral Staircase
writingStyle psychological tension
suspense-driven plots

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The Spiral Staircase basedOnAuthor Ethel Lina White
Some Must Watch author Ethel Lina White
Some Must Watch authorOfWork Ethel Lina White
Ethel Lina White name Ethel Lina White self-link
Dorothy McGuire as Helen basedOnAuthor Ethel Lina White
The Wheel Spins author Ethel Lina White
Miss Froy creatorOfOriginalCharacter Ethel Lina White