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Beryl Bainbridge
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English writer (1932–2010)
OverviewAI-generated
Beryl Bainbridge was a British female novelist, screenwriter, actor, and writer. Born in Liverpool, she worked primarily in English and was a member of the Royal Society of Literature. Her professional writing career began in 1967, during which she produced works in the fields of theatre criticism and historical prose literature.
Her notable works include *An Awfully Big Adventure*, *The Bottle Factory Outing*, *Front Row*, *Another Part of the Wood*, and the *Beryl Bainbridge Omnibus*. She was nominated for the Booker Prize and received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the David Cohen Prize, and an honorary doctorate.
Bainbridge was a Catholic who died of cancer from natural causes in London at University College Hospital on July 2, 2010. She was buried at Highgate Cemetery on July 12, 2010. She had three children.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- An Awfully Big Adventure
- The Bottle Factory Outing
- Front Row
- Another Part of the Wood
- Beryl Bainbridge Omnibus
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- According to Beryl — Self2001
- The Journal of Bridget Hitler — Self1981
- Film '72 — Self1971
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1932-11-21 ) 21 November 1932, Liverpool , England
- Died
- 2 July 2010 (2010-07-02) (aged 77), London , England
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Notable works
- The Dressmaker (1973); , The Bottle Factory Outing (1974); , An Awfully Big Adventure (1989); , Every Man for Himself (1996); , Master Georgie (1998)
- Spouse
- Austin Davies ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1959 )
- Partner
- Alan Sharp
- Children
- 3, including Rudi Davies
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beryl
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Place of death
- University College Hospital
- Occupation
- theatre critic
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Number of children
- 3
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-11-21
- date of death
- 2010-07-02
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- Commons category
- Beryl Bainbridge
- date of burial or cremation
- 2010-07-12
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Beryl Bainbridge, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge (21 November 1932 – 2 July 2010) was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Biography
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