Elliott Chaze
Born 15 November 1915 · Died 11 November 1990
Elliott Chaze was born in Mamu, Louisiana. He went to high school in Alexandria, Louisiana, and graduated in 1932. After high school he attended three universities, finally receiving his B.A. from from Oklahoma University in 1937. He became a reporter for the New Orleans Bureau of the Associated Press shortly before Pearl Harbor, then served in the 11th Airborne Divison of the U.S. Army during World War II as a technical sergeant. After the war he remained in Japan for a time during the American occupation, then transferred to the AP's Denver office. In his spare time he wrote articles and short stories for magazines such as The New Yorker and Redbook and, occasionally, novels. His first novel, The Stainless Steel Kimono, was published in 1947, and his second novel, The Golden Tag, was published in 1950. In 1951, he moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and worked for the Hattiesburg American where he spent twenty years as a reporter and award-winning columnist then as city editor from 1970-1980. After he had retired from the Hattiesburg American, he wrote three more novels before his death in 1990.
Books by Elliott Chaze in order
Books by Elliott Chaze in the order they were published, from Stainless Steel Kimono (1947) to TheC Atherine Murders (1986).
- 1Stainless Steel Kimono
Stainless Steel Kimono1947 - 2The Golden TagThe Golden Tag1950
- 3Black Wings Has My Angel
Black Wings Has My Angel1953 - 4Two Roofs and a Snake on the DoorTwo Roofs and a Snake on the Door1963
- 5Tiger in the Honeysuckle
Tiger in the Honeysuckle1965 - 6Wettermark
Wettermark1969 - 7Goodbye Goliath
Goodbye Goliath1983 - 8Mr. Yesterday
Mr. Yesterday1984 - 9Little David
Little David1985 - 10TheC Atherine Murders
TheC Atherine Murders1986