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P. D. James
Sign in to saveAlso known as Phyllis Dorothy James, Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, Phyllis James, Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James
English crime writer (1920-2014)
OverviewAI-generated
P. D. James was a British writer, politician, and novelist born Phyllis Dorothy James on 3 August 1920 in Oxford. She worked for the BBC and resided in Suffolk and London. Her literary output included detective fiction and crime literature, with notable works such as *Devices and Desires*, *The Verdict of Us All*, *Country House Murders*, *Ellery Queen's Murder Menu*, and *Murder Most Foul*. She wrote in English and was influenced by authors including Dorothy L. Sayers, Evelyn Waugh, Margery Allingham, and Agatha Christie.
James received several awards, including the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Anthony Award, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. She was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Script and was a member of the Royal Society of Literature. An adherent of Anglicanism, she died in Oxford on 27 November 2014.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 August 1920
- Died
- 27 November 2014
- Works
- 75
Top works
- Country House Murders
- Devices and desires
- The Verdict of Us All
- Ellery Queen's murder menu
- "What's so special about books?, or, how to answer the child who says that Dickens would have written for video if he'd had the chance"
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Key facts
- Born
- Phyllis Dorothy James , ( 1920-08-03 ) 3 August 1920, Oxford , England
- Died
- 27 November 2014 (2014-11-27) (aged 94), Oxford, England
- Pen name
- P. D. James
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Genre
- Crime fiction thriller dystopian fiction
- Spouse
- Ernest Connor Bantry White ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; died 1964 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dorothy
- Family name
- James
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Employer
- BBC
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Genre
- crime literature
- Official website
- www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/249708/p-d-james
- Image
- PD James Cologne.JPG
- Work location
- London
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- date of death
- 2014-11-27
- date of birth
- 1920-08-03
- birth name
- Phyllis Dorothy James
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- P. D. James
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- P. D. James
- influenced by
- Graham Greene
- nominated for
- Nebula Award for Best Script
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
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- P. D. James
- married name
- Phyllis Dorothy James White
- pseudonym
- P. D. James
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
58 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 where PD James lived from 1984 to 2012 Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh.
Life and career
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