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Edwin Gilbert (July 15, 1907 – August 24, 1976) was a novelist and playwright/scriptwriter who authored popular novels, including Native Stone in 1956. Gilbert was born in Mannheim, Germany in 1907 and moved to Detroit in the United States as a child.
Edwin Gilbert has 35 books on Goodreads with 271 ratings. Edwin Gilbert’s most popular book is Native Stone.
Aug 29, 1976 · Edwin Gilbert, a writer whose versatility brought him commercial success as a dramatist, scriptwriter and novelist, died Tuesday at his home in Cannes, France. He was 69 years old.
Edwin Gilbert may refer to: Edwin Gilbert (writer) (1907–1976), American novelist, playwright and scriptwriter. Edwin Gilbert (swimmer) (born 1929), American former swimmer.
Edwin Gilbert is the author of Native Stone (4.37 avg rating, 87 ratings, 4 reviews, published 1956), The Beautiful Life (3.57 avg rating, 7 ratings, 1 r...
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May 14, 2021 · • The Hot and the Cool, by Edwin Gilbert (1953) Gilbert specialized in writing middle-brow, mid-best-seller-list novels that focused on particular settings: an architectural firm in Native Stone , Detroit automotives in American Chrome , a fancy Fifth Avenue apartment house in The Beautiful Life .
Aug 14, 2020 · Gilbert made his living writing well-constructed but somewhat superficial novels that offered readers glimpses into worlds they probably didn’t have access to: the late-stage 400 (Silver Spoon, 1957); silver salver diplomacy (The New Ambassadors, 1961); Detroit auto executives (American Chrome, 1965); old money (Newport, 1971). He was a ...
