Marguerite Ellis "Margaret Sturm

1915 - 1994  (79 years)

• Name	Marguerite Ellis "Margaret Sturm
  Born	5 Feb 1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Mar 1994	Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, United States   [1]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	novelist
  	An award winning writer of psychological novels, Margaret Millar was born in Berlin, the daughter of Henry and Lavenia Sturm. After graduating from K-W Collegiate, she attended University of Toronto. In 1938 she married Kenneth Millar, who also became a widely acclaimed writer of psychological mysteries, using the pseudonym of Ross MacDonald. When her husband joined the US Navy, she moved to California and has lived there ever since. The Invisible Worm, her first published novel, was written in 1941, while she was confined to bed with a heart condition. Her early novels were located in Toronto and her first popular detective was a member of the Toronto Police force. Beast in View, won the Edgar Allan Poe award for best novel of 1955 from the Mystery Writers of America, which also elected her to its coveted roll of Grand Masters in 1983. Her only nonfiction book, The Birds and the Beasts Were There, was written in support of her interest in the environment. She also wrote stories and television plays. Past and Present Inductees. (2020). Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx#
  Name	Marguerite Ellis "Margaret Millar
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113293
  Person ID	I113293	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Henry William Sturm,   b. 10 Jun 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Lavinia May Ferrier,   b. 12 Apr 1883, Cheltenham, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1905	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F28770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth "Ross MacDonald" Millar,   b. 13 Dec 1915, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, United States ,   d. 11 Jul 1983, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F58712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134076318/margaret-millar. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019023-05. Henry W. Sturm, 21, Occ. Barber, b. Waterloo, Res. Waterloo, son of Christian Sturm & Margaret Lawren--?(Off Page, Lawrence?), married Lavina Ferrier, 21, b. Cheltenham, Res. Berlin, daughter of Amos Ferrier & Adelaide Turner, Witn Mrs. W. H. Rhodes & Alice Ferrier Both of Berlin, 17 July 1905 in Berlin. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Ross Wilfride Sturm Gender:Male Birth Date:17 Mar 1909 Birth Place: Berlin Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry William Sturm - barber Mother:Lavina May Ferrier married: 17 Jul 1905 Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Feb 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Mar 1994 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, United States Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - novelist - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth