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Dick Francis was a British writer, novelist, and crime fiction writer who also worked as a jockey. Born in Pembrokeshire in 1920, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. His writing career began in 1957, and he produced works in English, including titles such as *Even Money*, *10 LB Penalty*, and *High Stakes*.
Francis received several awards for his writing, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, and the Gumshoe Awards. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died in natural causes in Grand Cayman in 2010 and was buried in West Bay.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2010
- Works
- 293
Top works
- Even Money
- 10 LB Penalty
- Reader's Digest Condensed Books--Volume 3 1987
- Reader's digest condensed books
- High stakes
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1920-10-31 ) 31 October 1920, Lawrenny , Pembrokeshire , Wales
- Died
- 14 February 2010 (2010-02-14) (aged 89), Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands
- Occupation
- Jockey, Novelist
- Language
- English
- Nationality
- British
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Period
- 1957–2010
- Genre
- Crime fiction
- Notable awards
- Edgar Award , Gold Dagger
- Spouse
- Mary Margaret ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; died 2000 )
- Children
- 2, including Felix
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home - Felix Francis
Dick Francis and Felix Francis - The champion storytellers and masters of suspense and intrigue
dickfrancis.com →Link to the official site · 1,312 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Pembrokeshire
- Place of death
- Grand Cayman
- Occupation
- jockey
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- equestrian sport
- Country for sport
- Wales
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Official website
- www.dickfrancis.com
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1920-10-31
- date of death
- 2010-02-14
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Dick Francis
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- West Bay
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Stanley Francis (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.
After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Francis retired from horseracing and became a journalist and novelist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dick Francis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.