Biography
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson, DBE (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 written in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists. To Be a Lady: Biography of Catherine Cookson by Cliff Goodwin (1994)
The Girl From Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson by Piers Dudgeon (1997)
Catherine Cookson by Kathleen Jones (1999)
Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson by Piers Dudgeon (2003)
Seeking Catherine Cookson's Da by Kathleen Jones (2004)
Filmography
all 22
Writer 15
TV Shows 12
Movies 10
self 2
The Secret (2000)
Tilly Trotter (1999)
Colour Blind (1998)
The Moth (1997)
The Girl (1996)
The Cinder Path (1994)
Rooney (1958)
Jacqueline (1956)
This Is Your Life (1955)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1906-06-27
Deathday1998-06-11 (91 years old)
Birth NameCatherine Ann Davies
Birth Place Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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