Eve Titus

{{short description|American writer}}

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| name = Eve Titus

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| birth_date = July 16, 1922

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date = February 4, 2002 (aged 79)

| death_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.

| restingplace = Ashes spread in the Chesapeake Bay

| alias = Nancy Lord

| occupation = Writer, concert pianist

| spouse = Donald Titus (divorced)

| children = Richard (1950–2007)

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Eve Titus (July 16, 1922 – February 4, 2002) was an American children's writer. She is particularly known for her books featuring the anthropomorphic mice characters Anatole, a heroic and resourceful French mouse, and Basil of Baker Street, a Victorian era mouse private detective who emulates Sherlock Holmes.{{cite web|last=Ness|first=Mari|title=It's Elementary, My Dear Mice: Basil of Baker Street|url=https://www.tor.com/2015/10/15/its-elementary-my-dear-mice-basil-of-baker-street/|work=Tor.com|date=October 15, 2015 |accessdate=January 5, 2018}} Anatole later became the subject of a Canadian-produced animated television series entitled Anatole, while Basil was adapted into the 1986 Disney animated feature film The Great Mouse Detective.

Titus was a member of Mystery Writers of America and The Baker Street Irregulars.{{cite web|title=Obituaries|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2002/02/06/obituaries-164/|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 6, 2002|access-date=January 5, 2018}}