Dolores Hitchens
Julia Clara Catherine Maria Dolores Robins Norton Birk Olsen Hitchens (December 25, 1907 – August 1, 1973) better known as Dolores Hitchens, was an American mystery novelist who wrote prolifically from 1938 until her death in 1973. She also wrote as D. B. Olsen, a version of her first married name, and under the pseudonyms Dolan Birkley and Noel Burke.
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| Born | Julia Clara Catherine Maria Dolores Robins December 25, 1907 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1973 (aged 65) Orange County, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | UCLA |
| Years active | 1938–1973 |
| Notable works | Fool's Gold (1958) The Watcher (1959) |
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| Children | 2 |
Hitchens collaborated on five railroad mysteries—"police procedurals about a squad of railroad cops"—with her second husband, Bert Hitchens, a railroad detective. She also branched out into other genres including Western fiction. Many of her mystery novels centered on a character named Rachel Murdock.
Hitchens wrote Fool's Gold, the 1958 novel adapted by Jean-Luc Godard for his film Bande à part (1964). Her novel The Watcher was adapted for an episode of the TV series Thriller which aired November 1, 1960.