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Katherine Elaine Anderson Schaffner (January 16, 1944 – September 20, 2023) was an American singer best known as a member of the Marvelettes. Biography Anderson was born in Inkster, Michigan, United States, and was raised in a housing project built by Henry Ford. She was one of four children born to Robert, a cement finisher, and Florence Anderson, a nurse's aide. While Anderson was not able to afford records growing up, she performed in gospel groups and the high school glee club. Early in life she planned to become a legal secretary. Anderson co-founded the Marvelettes, originally called the Casinyets, in 1960 with four fellow students at Inkster High School to enter a competition that could lead to an audition with Motown Records. Although they did not win the competition, a teacher convinced Motown to give the group an audition. The audition was successful and in August 1961 they released "Please Mr Postman" on the label which was at the top of the charts six months later. Throughout the 1960s, the Marvelettes recorded a number of other chart topping single including "Playboy", "Beachwood 45789", "Don’t Mess with Bill", and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game". Following Motown's move from Detroit to Los Angeles, Anderson ceased her involvement with the record label. Anderson moved to Las Vegas with her husband Joe Schaffner, who had previously managed the Temptations, who was studying lighting at the University of Nevada. Anderson co-wrote Gladys Knight & the Pips' hit "I Don't Want to Do Wrong". Anderson later returned to Inkster and worked with troubled teens in Detroit. She received her high school diploma at aged 52, something touring had prevented her from doing in her youth. In 2005, Anderson wrote a musical based on her life story called Now That I Can Dance 1962. She died in September 2023 at the age of 79 of heart failure. This leaves Juanita Cowart Motley as the only surviving original member of The Marvelettes. References. Discover the Katherine Anderson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Katherine Anderson books.
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A Prisoner in the Asylum
Katherine AndersonAbigail Brandt teaches English at her alma mater in a small New England town, but in her spare time, she's an urban explorer. Cameras in hand, she and her closest friend, Luke Sull...
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Behind the Walls
Katherine AndersonA collected history of the asylums and state schools of New England including photos, links, and interactive elements documenting the history of the treatment of mental illness and...
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The Nine Night Mystery
Sharna JacksonA pageturning, fastpaced, twisty murder mystery packed with epic reveals, red herrings and sharp, real, funny teen dialogue, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and the Lizzie and Be...
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And Murder Came Too
Guy Compton & D.G. ComptonIt's murder in a sleepy French fishing village . . .Crime writer Ben Anderson was hoping for a peaceful honeymoon sailing in Europe. He's solved four murders in the last three year...
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High Tide for Hanging
Guy Compton & D.G. ComptonAt sea, the danger can't be escaped...Classic crime fiction from the 1960s set around a Thames mooring.'Compton has been one of Britain's most original and consistent novelists sin...
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Fin and the Memory Curse
Helenka StacheraA chilling Victorian London adventure about one girl's mission to break a centuriesold curse with her longlost family at its heart perfect for fans of Cogheart and The Castle of T...
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The First Heroes
Harry Turtledove & Noreen DoyleThe Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds ba...
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City of Stolen Magic
Nazneen Ahmed PathakA spellbinding, epic and heartracing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent.'Ahmed Pathak is a wonderful new voice; the book took her years to write, and it sh...
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Dead on Cue
Guy Compton & D.G. ComptonA deadly role becomes murder in the theatre...When writer Ben Anderson goes to Downshead Repertory Theatre company to see the rehearsals for his first play, he is not prepared for ...
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Essential Novelists - Susan Glaspell
Susan Glaspell & August NemoWelcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most ...
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Disguise for a Dead Gentleman
Guy Compton & D.G. ComptonA school reunion goes horribly wrong...A superb classic crime novel from a master of the genre.'Compton has been one of Britain's most original and consistent novelists since the l...
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Prairie Man
Dean ButlerCelebrating its 50th anniversary and still airing in the U.S. and around the world, Little House on the Prairie is one of the most cherished family dramas in television history, an...
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Medium for Murder
Guy Compton & D.G. ComptonEven in the world of murder, things are not always as they seem...When Ben Anderson first came to stay at Buckleigh Combe in North Devon he found more than a few obstacles to overc...