Barbara Mertz

January 10, 2024
Novelist

Quick Facts

Barbara Mertz
Full Name Barbara Mertz
Occupation Novelist
Date Of Birth Sep 29, 1927(1927-09-29)
Age 97
Date Of Death 2013-08-08
Birthplace Canton
Country United States
Birth City Illinois
Horoscope Virgo

Barbara Mertz Biography

Name Barbara Mertz
Birthday Sep 29
Birth Year 1927
Place Of Birth Canton
Home Town Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Virgo
Spouse Richard Mertz
Children(s) Elizabeth Mertz

Barbara Mertz is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 29, 1927 in Canton, Illinois, United States. Famous for his Agatha as well as Anthony Award winning books as the respective titles Naked Once More and Trojan Gold, this American writer of thrillers, mystery novels and other novels that comprise Gothic fiction also wrote a number of notable nonfiction pieces, including Amelia Peabody’s Egypt The Complete Compendium along with The Two Thousand Years in Rome.

Star actress Actress Barbara Stanwyck starred in a television movie based on Mertz’s 1968 novel Ammie Come Home. starred in a film for television inspired by Mertz’s novel Ammie”Come Home..

An Illinois native, she was born in Illinois and eventually settled in Maryland. She invented the Elizabeth Peters pen name after merging their names; Elizabeth as well as Peter Mertz.

Barbara Mertz Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Novelist
House Living in own house.

Barbara Mertz is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barbara Mertz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After obtaining the Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, she created her first book of nonfiction, Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs in 1964. Her debut novel, The Master of Blacktower was published two years after.

Under the pen name under the pen name of Elizabeth Peters, she penned the well-known Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss and Jacqueline Kirby adventure and mystery series. Utilizing an alternate pseudonym for Barbara Michaels, she wrote the Someone in the House Series as well as her Georgetown Trilogy.

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Who is Barbara Mertz Dating?

According to our records, Barbara Mertz married to Richard Mertz. As of December 1, 2023, Barbara Mertz’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Barbara Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barbara Mertz celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

Is author Barbara Michaels still alive?

August 8, 2013

What happened to Elizabeth Peters?

Barbara Mertz, an Egyptologist who wrote best-selling mysteries and supernatural thrillers, many of them set in the Middle East, under the pen names Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels, died on Aug. 8 at her home in Frederick, Md. She was 85.

Who wrote the Amelia Peabody series?

Authors

Is Elizabeth Peters alive?

August 8, 2013

What is the order of the Elizabeth George books?

  • A Great Deliverance (1988)
  • Payment in Blood (1989)
  • Well-Schooled in Murder (1990)
  • A Suitable Vengeance (1991)
  • For the Sake of Elena (1992)
  • Missing Joseph (1992)
  • Playing for the Ashes (1993)
  • In the Presence of the Enemy (1996)

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