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 21
Writer 15
TV Shows 12
Movies 9
self 2
The Storyteller (2007)
A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
The Secret (2000)
Tilly Trotter (1999)
Colour Blind (1998)
The Rag Nymph (1997)
The Wingless Bird (1997)
The Moth (1997)
The Girl (1996)
The Tide of Life (1996)
The Gambling Man (1995)
The Glass Virgin (1995)
The Dwelling Place (1994)
The Cinder Path (1994)
The Man Who Cried (1993)
The Black Velvet Gown (1991)
The Black Candle (1991)
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
Rooney (1958)
Jacqueline (1956)
This Is Your Life (1955)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1906-06-20
Deathday1998-06-11 (91 years old)
Birth NameCatherine Ann Davies
Birth PlaceTyne Dock, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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