Carolyn Gold Heilbrun Writer

Carolyn Gold Heilbrun (January 13, 1926 – October 9, 2003) was an American academic at Columbia University, the first woman to receive tenure in the English department, and a prolific feminist author of important academic studies. In addition, beginning in the 1960s, she published numerous popular mystery novels with a woman protagonist, under the pen name of Amanda Cross. These have been translated into numerous languages and in total sold nearly one million copies worldwide.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Cross Amanda (pseudonym)
Pseudonym	Amanda Cross
Birth date	January 13, 1926
Birth place	East Orange New Jersey
Date of death	October 09, 2003
Place of death	New York City , New York
Education	Columbia University