American novelist and poet (died 1942)

Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells was an American mystery author, poet, humorist, and children's writer. Over her career, she authored more than 170 books, spanning genres including detective fiction, poetry, humor, and young adult literature. Known for her prolific output, Wells was a prominent figure in early 20th-century American literature, particularly in the mystery genre, where she created the long-running Fleming Stone series. Despite her contemporary success, her work fell into obscurity after her death, a phenomenon explored in recent biographies.

Born

1862

June 18

Died

1942

Era

1860s

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Carolyn, in brief

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1942 Died

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618 Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
656 Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
860 Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.
1053 Battle of Civitate: Three thousand Norman horsemen of Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

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The world in 1942

When Carolyn departed

april 15 World War II: The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
april 17 World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
april 18 World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
april 18 Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.

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Jarosław Kaczyński 1949– Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland Jeanette MacDonald 1903–1965 American actress and singer (born 1903) Jung Bahadur Rana 1816–1877 Nepalese ruler (born 1816) Peter Altmaier 1958– German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany Robert Stewart 1769–1822 Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (born 1769) Russell Ash 1946–2010 English journalist and author (died 2010) Sammy Cahn 1913–1993 American songwriter (born 1913) Scooter Braun 1981– American music executive Takeoff 1994–2022 American rapper (died 2022)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1862

Billy Hughes 1862–1952 English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1862) Edvard Westermarck 1862– Finnish philosopher and sociologist (died 1939) George Nuttall 1862– American-British bacteriologist (died 1937) Henri Le Sidaner 1862– French painter (died 1939) James Clark McReynolds 1862–1946 American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (born 1862) Johnny Briggs 1862–1902 English cricketer and rugby player (born 1862) Maurice Maeterlinck 1862–1949 Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949) Tomitaro Makino 1862– Japanese botanist (died 1957)

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