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Dorothy Dix

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Dorothy Dix

Original Name
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Birth
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Death
16 Dec 1951 (aged 90)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot
Section 167.
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Newspaper Columnist. As "Dorothy Dix," Meriwether was a forerunner of today's advice columnists. Her columns on life, love, and marriage were carried by newspapers everywhere. One of her most famous columns covered her ten "Dictates for a Happy Life." She was also the author of "How to Win and Hold a Husband," "Hearts A La Mode," and "Fables of the Elite."
Newspaper Columnist. As "Dorothy Dix," Meriwether was a forerunner of today's advice columnists. Her columns on life, love, and marriage were carried by newspapers everywhere. One of her most famous columns covered her ten "Dictates for a Happy Life." She was also the author of "How to Win and Hold a Husband," "Hearts A La Mode," and "Fables of the Elite."

Bio by: Joel Manuel

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Joel Manuel
  • Added: May 16, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6420490/dorothy-dix: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Dix (18 Nov 1861–16 Dec 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6420490, citing Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.