▁Cla rem ont ▁Gr adu ate ▁University ▁with ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁married ▁Richard ▁Top kins ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁She ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Mar in , ▁California . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁▁ ▁A ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁her ▁novel , ▁Kot ch , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Jack ▁Lem mon ▁directed ▁the ▁film , ▁Kot ch , ▁st arring ▁Walter ▁Matth au , ▁Deb or ah ▁Winter s , ▁Fel icia ▁F arr , ▁Charles ▁A id man , ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Ge er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Griff in ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁premier ed ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁adaptation ▁of ▁her ▁novel ▁R iding ▁the ▁Dol ph in . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁Nov els ▁▁▁ ▁All ▁the ▁Te a ▁in ▁China , ▁Mac mill an , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁LCCN ▁ 6 2 0 1 9 4 3 2 ▁ ▁Kot ch , ▁McG raw - H ill , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁LCCN ▁ 6 4 0 0 7 8 7 2 ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁Go , ▁Little ▁Brown , ▁with ▁Richard ▁Top kins , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁LCCN ▁ 6 8 0 2 4 2 3 5 ▁ ▁Ill ▁Bo om , ▁Random ▁House , ▁with ▁Richard ▁Top kins , ▁ 1 9 7 4