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Catherine Cookson
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…
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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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2007
The Storyteller
Movie Self
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2000
A Dinner of Herbs
TV show Novel
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2000
The Secret
TV show Novel
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1999
Tilly Trotter
TV show Novel
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1998
Colour Blind
TV show Writer
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1997
The Rag Nymph
TV show Novel
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1997
The Moth
TV show Creator
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1997
The Wingless Bird
TV show Novel
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1997
The Moth
Movie Writer
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1996
The Girl
Movie Writer
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1996
The Tide of Life
TV show Writer
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1995
The Gambling Man
TV show Writer
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1995
The Glass Virgin
TV show Novel
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1994
The Dwelling Place
TV show Writer
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1994
The Cinder Path
TV show Novel
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1993
The Man Who Cried
Movie Novel
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1991
The Black Velvet Gown
Movie Writer
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1991
The Black Candle
Movie Novel
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1989
The Fifteen Streets
Movie Novel
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1980
Our John Willie
TV show Novel
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1979
The Mallens
TV show Novel
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1979
The Mallens
Movie Novel
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1977
Romance
TV show Original Story
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1958
Rooney
Movie Novel
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1956
Jacqueline
Movie Novel
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1955
This Is Your Life
TV show Self - Guest
