Person
Catherine Cookson
Writing
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Jun 27, 1906
- Died
- Jun 11, 1998
- From
- Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England
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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Credits
This Is Your Life
The South Bank Show
The Storyteller
The Fifteen Streets
The Black Candle
The Black Velvet Gown
The Moth
The Girl
The Man Who Cried
Jacqueline
Rooney
A Dinner of Herbs
The Gambling Man
The Dwelling Place
The Tide of Life
The Wingless Bird
The Secret
Colour Blind