Hibbert, Eleanor (1906–1993)
Hibbert, Eleanor (1906–1993)
British novelist. Name variations:(pseudonyms) Jean Plaidy; Victoria Holt; Philippa Carr; Ellalice Tate; Elbur Ford; Kathleen Kellow. Born Eleanor Alice Burford, Sept 1, 1906, in London, England; died Jan 8, 1993; dau. of Joe Burford and Alice Louise Tate; m. George Percival Hibbert, 1935.
Known as the Queen of Romantic Suspense, wrote over 200 historical, romance, and gothic novels under own name and pseudonyms, including Daughter of Anna (1941), Not in Our Stars (1945), Together They Ride (1945), Mistress of Mellyn (1960) and Midsummer's Eve (1986).
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Born in England.
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Home—London, England.
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Illustrator and writer.
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BORN: 1819, Warwickshire, England
DIED: 1880, London, England
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry
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Born 1954, in Hampshire, England. Hobbies and other interests: Riding motorcycles, travel.
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