Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa
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Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa [ Mrs Max Mallowan, née Miller] (1890–1976), English novelist and playwright, appointed DBE in 1970, on her 80th birthday, publication day of her 80th book. Although chiefly remembered for her detective fiction, she has a place in theatrical history as the author of
The Mousetrap (originally written for radio), which opened in London at the
Ambassadors Theatre on 25 Nov. 1952 and looks set to run for ever, transferring to the
St Martin's Theatre in 1974. It was seen in New York in 1960. Mrs Christie dramatized several of her novels, including
Ten Little Niggers (1943), now known as
And Then There Were None, produced in New York in 1944 as
Ten Little Indians; Appointment with Death (1945);
Murder on the Nile (1946); and
The Hollow (1951).
Witness for the Prosecution (1953) was still running when
Spider's Web (1954) was presented, thus giving her, with
The Mousetrap, three plays running concurrently in the West End. She later wrote
Verdict and
The Unexpected Guest (both 1958), and adapted
Go Back for Murder (1960) from her novel
Five Little Pigs. The most successful adaptations of her novels by other hands were
Love from a Stranger (1936), based on
Philomel Cottage, and
Murder at the Vicarage (1950).
A Murder is Announced, another adaptation, was produced posthumously in 1977.
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Timelord's TV date with dame agatha Riviera tourism bosses are hoping for a surge in interest in Torbay's most famous daughter as the BBC announces Dr Who is set to meet Dame Agatha Christie.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 8/15/2007; 575 words
; ...daughter as the BBC announces Dr Who is set to meet Dame Agatha Christie. Filming is underway for Series Four of Doctor Who...Lady Clemency Eddison. "What a brilliant idea that Agatha Christie and Doctor Who should meet," said Matthew Prichard...
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Spend the night at greenway Fancy a champagne picnic on the Dart, a night on Dame Agatha Christie's estate and a Rolls Royce tour of her favourite haunts in Torquay?
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 9/22/2007; 686 words
; ...picnic on the Dart, a night on Dame Agatha Christie's estate and a Rolls Royce tour...unique trips to e-bidders. Dame Agatha's former home on the Dart is...a Rolls Royce for the famous 'Christie Mile', a night on the estate...
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[ One of the world's most well-known mystery writers, Dame Agatha Christie managed to rattle quite a few skeletons with her writings ... ]
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 1/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...well-known mystery writers, Dame Agatha Christie managed to rattle quite a few...to 1976. Born Mary Clarissa Agatha Miller, on Sept. 15, 1890...audiences. In her own style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of...
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Festival bloomin' marvellous show A nostalgic flower festival staged with Dame Agatha Christie in mind has raised over pounds3,000 for a Torbay church where she regularly worshipped.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 9/20/2007; 443 words
; ...nostalgic flower festival staged with Dame Agatha Christie in mind has raised over pounds3,000...hold it in September to coincide with the Christie events this year in South Devon. "Dame Agatha, when she lived at Greenway in Galmpton...
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'Go green' by boat to agatha gardens plant bonanza A double 'green' treat is on offer to keen gardeners at Dame Agatha Christie's home on the River Dart this weekend, with a popular plant sale and a chance to travel to the venue by boat.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 9/20/2007; 511 words
; ...double 'green' treat is on offer to keen gardeners at Dame Agatha Christie's home on the River Dart this weekend, with a popular...to see some of the ongoing work in the garden." Dame Agatha's house is currently undergoing a major restoration...
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Christie's desk up for auction ; The writing desk at which Torquay-born Dame Agatha Christie penned some of her most well-known murder stories goes up for auction in Cambridge on Thursday.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 3/24/2009; 395 words
; The writing desk at which Torquay-born Dame Agatha Christie penned some of her most well-known murder stories...In a career spanning more than half a century, Christie, who died in 1976, wrote more than 70 classic detective...
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I won't be a Dame says the new Miss Marple; PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: It's a mystery straight from the pages of Agatha Christie's fabled detective who actress Geraldine McEwan is about to play on TV. . . why has she refused to accept a damehood?
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 6/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...playing Agatha Christie's legendary...inexplicable as anything Agatha Christie's lady detective...invited to become a Dame of the British...celebrated sisters, Dames Judi Dench...have become a Dame, and her creator, Agatha Christie, actually was...
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Business bids to solve dame agatha 'crime' Business leaders think it's a 'crime' that Torbay's links with Agatha Christie aren't better known around the world.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 7/13/2007; 391 words
; ...that Torbay's links with Agatha Christie aren't better known around the...grandson, Mathew Prichard, who runs Agatha Christie Ltd. They were discussing a variety of ventures aimed at promoting Dame Agatha, who was born in Torquay and...
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The case of the bonus book; Hercule Poirot sleuths again with discovery of story lost among the late Agatha Christie's papers.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 8/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...three years after the death of Dame Agatha Christie, author John Curran, a long...after all. Rights to the newest Christie story, written just before World...decades after her death in 1976. "Agatha Christie still continues to sell...
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Novelist agatha Christie dies after selling 300 million books
Newspaper article from: Lincolnshire Echo; 1/8/2008; 366 words
; Crime writer Dame Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, leaving...most popular novelist in the world, Christie sold an estimated 300 million books...mistress. The couple divorced and Agatha married archaeologist Sir Maxwell...
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Dame Agatha Christie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976, English detective story writer, b. Torquay, Devon, as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan...
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Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa [ Mrs Max Mallowan , née Miller ] (1890...Martin's Theatre in 1974. It was seen in New York in 1960. Mrs Christie dramatized several of her novels, including Ten Little Niggers (1943...
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Christie, Dame Agatha
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Christie, Dame Agatha, née Miller (1890–1976), writer of detective fiction. During the First World War she worked as a hospital...
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Mary Westmacott
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Down, Lesley–Anne 1954–(Lesley Down)
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...1981, then PBS. Esmerelda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as Hunchback ), CBS, 1982. Bridget Conway, Murder Is Easy (also known as Agatha Christie's "Murder Is Easy "), CBS, 1982. Joan Madou...
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