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Margaret Kennedy

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Margaret Kennedy (23 April 189631 July 1967) was an English novelist and playwright. Born in London, she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College prior to reading History at Somerville College, Oxford. She is perhaps best-remembered for her 1924 novel The Constant Nymph, but received considerable critical acclaim for other works, most notably Troy Chimneys, for which she was awarded the 1953 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The former was adapted for the screen in 1928 by Adrian Brunel and Alma Reville, with film being directed by Brunel and Basil Dean. The Production starred Ivor Novello, Mabel Poulton and Benita Hume.

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NAME Kennedy, Margaret
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SHORT DESCRIPTION English novelist and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH 23 April 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH London, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH 31 July 1967
PLACE OF DEATH United Kingdom

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    Margaret Moore Kennedy demonstrated that she had the ability to tell a story which could effectively capture the imaginations of large numbers of the reading public with the publication of her second novel, The Constant Nymph (1924). Reprinted in a numbe... more


     
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