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Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946

LC control no.n 50003335
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR6029.P5
Personal name headingOppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946
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Variant(s)Oppenheim, Edward Phillips
Oppenheim, Edward Phillips, 1866-1946
See alsoAlternate identity: Partridge, Anthony, 1866-1946
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LocatedNorfolk (England)
Birth date1866-10-22
Death date1946-02-03
Place of birthLeicester (England)
Place of deathSaint Peter Port (Guernsey)
Field of activityDetective and mystery stories
Profession or occupationAuthors Novelists
Found inHis Jacob's ladder, 1921: t.p. (E. Phillips Oppenheim)
Who was who, 1941-1950 (Oppenheim, Edward Phillips, died 2/3/46)
Twentieth century authors, 1942 (Oppenheim, Edward Phillips; pseud. Anthony Partridge)
Contemp. authors online, Apr. 6, 2005 (best known for his prolific output of spy novels, which earned him the nickname "Prince of Storytellers"; b. in London on October 22, 1866; parents, Edward John and Henrietta Susannah Budd Oppenheim (leather merchants); after a brief education, Oppenheim joined his father's business in 1882, where he continued to work until1906; throughout his career in leather, Oppenheim published his mystery and spy novels; his first, Expiation, was published in 1887; his successful writing career, along with his inheritance from his parents, enabled Oppenheim to live in opulent splendor; he married Elsie Clara Hopkins in 1891 and, together with their daughter, they lived in Norfolk and on the French Riviera; served in Ministry of Information during World War I)
Wikipedia WWW site, Apr. 2, 2012 (under E. Phillips Oppenheim: Edward Phillips Oppenheim; b. Oct. 22, 1866, Leicester; d. Feb. 3, 1946, St. Peter Port, Guernsey; English novelist; wrote also under the name Anthony Partridge)
Information converted from 678 field, May 5, 2017 (b. 1866)
Associated languageeng