Dorothy Gilman was born on June 25, 1923 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer, known for Mrs. Pollifax kommt wie gerufen (1971) and Die unerwarteten Talente der Mrs. Pollifax (1999). She was married to Edgar A. Butters Jr.. She died on February 2, 2012 in Rye Brook, New York, USA.