Background
Anderson, James was born on November 29, 1936 in Des Moines. Son of Marcus D. and Dorothy (Niebaum) Anderson.
Anderson, James was born on November 29, 1936 in Des Moines. Son of Marcus D. and Dorothy (Niebaum) Anderson.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Cincinnati, 1960. Regional sales manager Gibson Greeting Cards, Cincinnati, 1962-1979. Vice president marketing Bright of America, Sammersville, West Virginia, 1979-1981.
President UBOB, Incorporated., Brockton, Massachusetts, since 1979, also director
President Old Colony Marketing, Incorporated., Norwell, Massachusetts, since 1981. Consultant Caffrey, Incorporated., Somerset, Massachusetts, 1984-1985, Nipigon, Incorporated., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1982.
He is best known for his books featuring Inspector Wilkins. Secretariat in the 1930s, the action of the books takes place in a large fictional British estate, or stately home, belonging to George Henry Aylvin Saunders, the 12th Earl of Burford. The books are a humorous look at the Golden Age type of mystery, which feature whodunnits set during a house party, and contain joking references to Inspector Appleby, the detective created by Michael Innes, or Inspector Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh, and to the well-known private detective Hercule Poirot, invented by Agatha Christie.
Anderson also wrote novelizations based on the television series, Murder, She Wrote.
Member; Club 35 (charter), Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Eleanor Dee Gifford, April 24, 1958. Children– Michael, James, Jennifer.