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Velda Johnston

Born: May 31, 1912
Died: January 3, 1997 (aged 84)
Bio: Velda Johnston was an American writer of Gothic Romance novels. She also wrote under the pseudonym Veronica Jason. She was raised and educated in Pasadena, California where she sold her first short story as a high school student.
Known for:
- The Etruscan smile (1977)
- A Presence in a Empty Room (1980)
- House of illusion
- Masquerade in Venice (1973)
- A room with dark mirrors (1975)