W. E. D. Ross

William Edward Daniel Ross
Born William Edward Daniel Ross
(1912-11-16)November 16, 1912
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died November 1, 1995(1995-11-01) (aged 82)
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Pen name Olin Ross,
Dan Roberts,
Jane Rossiter,
Leslie Ames,
Ellen Randolph,
Ann Gilmer,
Dan Ross,
W. E. D. Ross,
Rose Williams,
Rose Dana,
Clarissa Ross,
Marilyn Ross,
Jan Daniels,
Charlotte McCormack,
Ruth Dorset,
Miriam Leslie,
Tex Steele,
Dana Ross,
Laura Frances Brooks,
Lydia Colby,
Diana Randall,
Marilyn Carter
Language English
Nationality Canadian
Period 1961-1987
Spouse Charlotte McCormack (19??-1959),
Marilyn Ann Clark (1960-1995)
Children No

William Edward Daniel "W. E. D." Ross (born November 16, 1912 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada - d. November 1, 1995 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) was a Canadian actor, playwright and bestselling writer of more than 300 novels in a variety of genres. He was known for the speed of his writing and was by some estimates the most prolific Canadian author ever, though he did not take up fiction until middle age.

He wrote popular romances and Gothic fiction as W. E. D. Ross and Dan Ross and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms such as Jane Rossiter, Leslie Ames, Ellen Randolph, Ann Gilmer, Rose Williams, Rose Dana, Clarissa Ross, Marilyn Ross, Jan Daniels, Charlotte McCormack, Ruth Dorset, Miriam Leslie, Dana Ross, Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Diana Randall, Diana Ross, and Marilyn Carter.[1] He started writing erotic novels as Olin Ross, and Western novels as Dan Roberts and Tex Steele. As Marilyn Ross he wrote popular Gothic fiction including a Series of novels about the vampire Barnabas Collins based on the American TV series Dark Shadows (1966–71).

Biography

William Edward Daniel Ross was born on November 16, 1912, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Laura (Brooks) and William Edward Ross. In 1934, he moved to the United States to study. He married Charlotte McCormack, and worked for years as an actor, manager of an acting company and in broadcasting. After his wife died in 1959, he returned to Saint John. In 1960, he married for the second time, to nurse Marilyn Ann Clark.[2] At about this same time, he began writing novels, and found rapid success.

His second wife, Marilyn, served as first reader of his works, and "Marilyn Ross" was one of his favorite pseudonyms.

He died on November 1, 1995, in his native Saint John, at 82, survived by his wife.

Bibliography

Many of his novels have been published under different titles or pseudonyms.

As Olin Ross

Single novels

As Dan Roberts

Single novels

As Jane Rossiter

Single novels

As Leslie Ames

Single novels

As Ellen Randolph

Single novels

As Ann Gilmer

Single novels

As Dan Ross

Single novels

As W. E. D. Ross

Single novels

As Rose Williams

Single novels

As Rose Dana

Single novels

As Clarissa Ross

Single novels

Dark Harbor Series

  1. Ghost of Dark Harbor (1974)
  2. A Hearse for Dark Harbor (1974)
  3. Mists of Dark Harbor (1975)
  4. Dark Harbor Haunting (1975)
  5. Terror at Dark Harbor (1975)
  6. Evil of Dark Harbor (1975)

As Marilyn Ross

Single novels

Dark Shadows Series

Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross

  1. Dark Shadows (1966)
  2. Victoria Winters (1967)
  3. Strangers at Collins House (1967)
  4. The Mystery of Collinwood (1968)
  5. The Curse of Collinwood (1968)
  6. Barnabas Collins (1968)
  7. The Secret of Barnabas Collins (1969)
  8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins (1969)
  9. The Foe of Barnabas Collins (1969)
  10. The Phantom and Barnabas Collins (1969)
  11. Barnabas Collins Versus the Warlock (1969)
  12. The Peril of Barnabas Collins (1969)
  13. Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost (1970)
  14. Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon (1970)
  15. Barnabas Collins and the Gypsy Witch (1970)
  16. Barnabas, Quentin and the Mummy's Curse (1970)
  17. Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost (1970)
  18. Barnabas, Quentin and the Nightmare Assassin (1970)
  19. Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin (1970)
  20. Barnabas, Quentin and the Witch's Curse (1970)
  21. Barnabas, Quentin and The Haunted Cave (1970)
  22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride (1970)
  23. Barnabas, Quentin and the Scorpio Curse (1970)
  24. Barnabas, Quentin and the Serpent (1970)
  25. Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion (1971)
  26. Barnabas, Quentin and the Body Snatchers (1971)
  27. Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll's Son (1971)
  28. Barnabas, Quentin and the Grave Robbers (1971)
  29. Barnabas, Quentin and the Sea Ghost (1971)
  30. Barnabas, Quentin and the Mad Magician (1971)
  31. Barnabas, Quentin and the Hidden Tomb (1971)
  32. Barnabas, Quentin and the Vampire Beauty (1972)

Fog Island Series

  1. Haunting of Fog Island (1965)
  2. Fog Island (1965)
  3. Phantom of Fog Island (1971)

The Stewarts of Stormhaven Series

  1. Curse of Black Charlie (1976)
  2. Cellars of the Dead (1976)
  3. Waiting in the Shadows (1976)
  4. Death's Dark Music (1977)
  5. Cauldron of Evil (1977)
  6. This Evil Village (1977)
  7. Phantom of the Snow (1977)
  8. Mask of Evil (1977)
  9. This Frightened Lady (1977)
  10. The Twice Dead! (1978)
  11. Awake to Terror (1978)
  12. Dead of Winter (1978)

Zodiac Gothic

Berkley Zodiac Gothic

As Jan Daniels

Single novels

As Charlotte McCormack

Single novels

As Ruth Dorset

Single novels

As Miriam Leslie

Single novels

As Tex Steele

Single novels

As Dana Ross

Single novels

As Laura Frances Brooks

Single novels

As Lydia Colby

Single novels

As Diana Randall

Single novels

As Marilyn Carter

Single novels

References

  1. ↑ Adrian Room (2010), Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia

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