Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson

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Born 1906-06-27 Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England 2 credit(s) Popularity 0.5
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. Wit...
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Dame Catherine Ann Cookson (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.

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A Dinner of Herbs poster
A Dinner of Herbs
as Novel
2000-11-24
This Is Your Life poster
This Is Your Life
as Self - Guest
1955-07-29

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