Mary Roberts Rinehart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Roberts Rinehart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Roberts Rinehart

U.S. female writer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1876

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1958

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Mary Roberts Rinehart

Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876 – September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 14 years before Christie's first novel in 1920.Rinehart is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it" from her novel The Door (1930), although the novel does not use the exact phrase.
Rinehart is also considered to have invented the "Had-I-but-Known" school of mystery writing, with the publication of The Circular Staircase (1908).

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