Mildred Gilman Wohlforth

Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Mildred Gilman Wohlforth, a well-known and highly paid crime journalist who lived in Ridgefield for over 60 years.

Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Mildred Gilman Wohlforth, a well-known and highly paid crime journalist who wrote many magazine articles and was the author of eight novels, one of which was turned into a movie. She lived in Ridgefield for over 60 years and was the first chairman of the Historic District Commission. She and her beloved husband, Robert, lived in a 1730 home on Rockwell Road.

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