Marquand

Mar·quand  (mär-kwnd), John Phillips 1893-1960.

American writer who created the Japanese sleuth Mr. Moto and wrote comic novels about rich New England families, including Wickford Point (1939).

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Marquand [mɑːˈkwɒnd]

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(Biographies / Marquand, J(ohn) P(hillips) (1893-1960) M, US, WRITING: novelist) J(ohn) P(hillips). 1893-1960, US novelist, noted for his stories featuring the Japanese detective Mr Moto and for his satirical comedies of New England life, such as The Late George Apley (1937)

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Marquand - United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) John Marquand, John Philip Marquand