V. C. Andrews

American novelist (1923–1986)
Person human Q275955
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Summary

V. C. Andrews was born on June 6, 1923[1], in Portsmouth[2]. She died on December 19, 1986[3], in Virginia Beach[4]. She worked as a writer[5] and novelist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,300 views/month, #6,207 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Olive Branch Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Ethnic group: White Americans[10]
  • Educated at: Woodrow Wilson High School[11]
  • Notable work: Flowers in the Attic[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Genre: romance[14]
  • Cause of death: breast cancer[15]
  • Family name: Andrews[16]
  • Given name: Virginia[17]
  • Official website: http://officialvcandrews.com/[18]
  • Described at URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/classified-index.asp[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Virginia Biography[21], American Women Writers[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Name in native language: V. C. Andrews[24]
  • Start of work period: 1972[25]

Why It Matters

V. C. Andrews has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to her include Flowers in the Attic[28], a written work[29]; Garden of Shadows[30], a literary work[31]; Petals on the Wind[32], a written work[33]; Seeds of Yesterday[34], a literary work[35]; and If There Be Thorns[36], a literary work[37].

FAQs

Where was V. C. Andrews born?

V. C. Andrews's place of birth was Portsmouth[2].

Where did V. C. Andrews die?

V. C. Andrews passed away in Virginia Beach[4].

What did V. C. Andrews do for work?

V. C. Andrews worked as a writer[5] and novelist[6].

Where did V. C. Andrews go to school?

V. C. Andrews was educated at Woodrow Wilson High School[11].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Dictionary of Virginia Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . lva.virginia.gov. lva.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0001651-Andrews-V-C-19231986
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