Barbara Michaels(1927-2013)

Writer

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Barbara Michaels is one of the pseudonyms of the prolific author Barbara Mertz. Barbara Mertz has a Ph.D in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, and has written non-fiction under that name. Under the names of Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters she has written over 60 novels. Several of her stories written as Barbara Michaels have been adapted for television.

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Known for

Mariel Hemingway in L'esprit maléfique (1996)

L'esprit maléfique

4.8

TV Movie

Writer

1996

Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)

The House That Would Not Die

5.6

TV Movie

Writer

1970

Credits

Writer

L'esprit maléfique
4.8
TV Movie
- novel
- 1996
The House That Would Not Die
5.6
TV Movie
- novel "Ammie, Come Home"
- 1970

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Born
- September 29, 1927
- Canton, Illinois, USA
Died
- August 8, 2013
- Frederick, Maryland, USA
Spouse
- Richard Mertz(divorced, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "The Crying Child" (filmed as L'esprit maléfique (1996)).

Did you know

Trivia
She became interested in Egypt as a teenager after her aunt took her to the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.

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When did Barbara Michaels die?
August 8, 2013
How old was Barbara Michaels when she died?
85 years old
Where did Barbara Michaels die?
Frederick, Maryland, USA
When was Barbara Michaels born?
September 29, 1927
Where was Barbara Michaels born?
Canton, Illinois, USA

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