Clarissa Ross (1912–1995)
Author of Dark Shadows
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Golden Harlequin Library, Volume XLIII: The Reluctant Guest / Nurse in Waiting / Away Went Love (1974) — Contributor — 4 copies
Weisser Mond 1 copy
Curse of Collinwood 1 copy
Aava ja jalokivi 1 copy
Sumuun kadonnut 1 copy
Yökerhon Hoitajatar 1 copy
The Whispering Gallery 1 copy
The Light in the Tower 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Ross, William Edward Daniel
- Other names
- Ames, Leslie
Brooks, Laura Frances
Carter, Marilyn
Colby, Lydia
Dana, Amber
Dana, Rose (show all 22)
Daniels, Jan
Dorset, Ruth
Gilmer, Ann
McCormack, Charlotte
Randall, Diane
Randolph, Ellen
Roberts, Dan
Ross, Clarissa
Ross, Dan
Ross, Dana
Ross, Marilyn
Ross, Olin
Ross, W. E. D.
Rossiter, Jane
Steel, Tex
Williams, Rose - Birthdate
- 1912-11-16
- Date of death
- 1995-11-01
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- actor
playwright
novelist - Short biography
- William Edward Daniel Ross was born on November 16, 1912 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Laura (Brooks) and William Edward Ross. In 1930, while he studied, he began his career as the manager of an acting company with which he also acted. Very early in his professional life, he was awarded the Dominion Drama Festival Prize for Playwriting. During the Second World War, he served with British Entertainment Services. He married Charlotte McCormack, who died in 1959, and remarried in 1960, with the nurse Marilyn Ann Clark.
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, Amber Ross, Dana Ross, Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Diana Randall, and Marilyn Carter. He started writing erotic novels as Olin Ross, and Western novels as Dan Roberts and Tex Steele. He died on November 1, 1995 in his native Saint John, at 82, survived by his wife. - Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Places of residence
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
USA - Place of death
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Associated Place (for map)
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Reprint Volume 2: Victoria Winters (Dark Shadows, 2) by Marilyn Ross
No one wrote camp gothic horror/romance quite like Marilyn Ross (pen name for W. E. Daniel Ross) and no TV show portrayed camp, gothic horror/romance quite like "Dark Shadows" so it's little wonder that this series of books should prove so appealing to fans of both the genre and the show. The forever virginal governess Victoria Winters (who just happens to be stringing three men along) is convinced she's being stalked by a killer, but who could it be? Surrounded by so many suspects, not to show more mention a forlorn ghost, it's going to take all her courage to unravel the diabolical mystery! Great fun....but unfortunately this Hermes Press reprint contains so many typos and grammatical errors that they ultimately prove distracting. show less
Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Volume 8: The Demon of Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows, 8) by Marilyn Ross
A "cured" Barnabas is finally able to woo his movie star lover in broad daylight (!!) but sinister forces, both corporeal and otherwise, are determined to dash the couple's happiness. Muahahaha! Despite some unfortunate printing errors (repeated sentences, upside-down text, missing words) this addition to the Dark Shadows library is actually a lot of fun. It's an effectively written high gothic/romance/horror hybrid that reads well in front of a roaring fireplace with a glass of wine and a show more box of chocolates. Or, as in my case, a bedside lamp and a Snickers. show less
Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Reprint Volume 6: Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows, 6) by Marilyn Ross
Yet another dark and stormy night at Collinswood manor in this flashback to 1901 when the master of the house, Joshua, and his wife Margaret were visited by their distant cousin Barnabas who just happens to be......A VAMPIRE! Oh the winds will howl, the candles will gutter, and the village virgins will swoon as Canada's own Marilyn Ross (pen name for William E. D. Ross) weaves yet another gothic Harlequin thriller based on the iconic TV series. As serious literature it wouldn't even rate a show more 1-star rating, but Ross' style of gloomy romanticism is contagious enough to make you clutch your pearls and gasp (with good-natured laughter mostly). Loved it! show less
Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Reprint Volume 3: Strangers at Collins House (Dark Shadows, 3) by Marilyn Ross
It's another dark and stormy night at Collinwood manor and this time around it's memories of a 50-year old murder which haunt the old mansion's dusty corridors: a tragedy somehow tied to a locked room, an elderly uncle, a cache of jewels.....and quite possibly the identity of governess Victoria Winters' long lost parents! Another terribly dated yet terribly entertaining bit of Harlequin gothic from the "Dark Shadows" paperback series, originally written in the '60s and republished by Hermes show more Press. You'll shudder! You'll swoon! You'll march right out and buy the next volume! Surprisingly well written by Canada's own William E. D. Ross (pen name "Marilyn Ross") it does suffer a bit from Hermes Press' garish font and lack of straight right hand margins, but these are easily overlooked. show less
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