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Marilyn Ross


Born
in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
November 16, 1912

Died
November 01, 1995

Genre
Gothic, Mystery, Fiction


William Edward Daniel Ross, W. E. Daniel "Dan" Ross (born 1912) is a bestselling Canadian novelist from Saint John, New Brunswick who wrote over 300 books in a variety of genres and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms such as Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Rose Dana, Jan Daniels, Olin Ross, Diane Randall, Clarissa Ross, Leslie Ames, Ruth Dorset, Ann Gilmer, Jane Rossiter, Dan Ross, Dana Ross, Marilyn Ross, Dan Roberts, and W.E.D. Ross. 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). ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 5,344 ratings · 860 reviews · 136 distinct works • Similar authors
Dark Shadows (Dark Shadows,...
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3.70 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1966 — 25 editions
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Victoria Winters (Dark Shad...
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Barnabas Collins (Dark Shad...
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3.84 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1968 — 12 editions
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The Curse of Collinwood (Da...
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The Secret of Barnabas Coll...
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Series by Marilyn Ross

Dark Shadows Victoria Winters Strangers at Collins House The Mystery of Collinwood The Curse of Collinwood Barnabas Collins The Secret of Barnabas Collins
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Haunting of Fog Island Fog Island Phantom of Fog Island Dark Towers of Fog Island Ghost Ship of Fog Island Fog Island Secret Fog Island Horror
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The Ghost and the Garnet The Amethyst Tears Shadow Over Emerald Castle
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3.69 avg rating — 64 ratings

Curse of Black Charlie Cellars of the Dead Waiting In The Shadows Death's Dark Music Cauldron of Evil This Evil Village Phantom of the Snow
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3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings

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“Writing a book is an adventure: it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant.” — Sir Winston Churchill”
― Marilyn Ross, The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book
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