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Sue Townsend
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English writer and humorist
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Sue Townsend was an English writer, children's writer, playwright, and journalist, born in Leicester on 2 April 1946. She held citizenship of the United Kingdom and belonged to the English people. She began her career in 1978 and worked in literature, writing in English. She was a member of the Royal Society of Literature. Her notable works include The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾.
She experienced blindness, and died in Leicester on 10 April 2014 of a stroke.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 184
Top works
- Adrian Mole
- The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole , 1999-2001
- Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Queen Camilla
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- England
- Active from
- 1946
- Active to
- 2014
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 139
- Total plays
- 2,492
Tags
Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend (2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole. After writing in secret from the age of 14, Townsend first became known for her plays, her signature character first appearing in a radio drama, but her work soon expanded into other forms. She enjoyed great success in the 1980s, with <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sue+Townsend"
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 5
- Cited by
- 113
Research areas
Most cited works
- The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study1999 · 84 cit
- Food Supplements in the Treatment of Primary Fibromyalgia: A Double-blind, Crossover Trial of Anthocyanidins and Placebo2000 · 28 cit
- The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A randomised placebo controlled crossover study.1998 · 1 cit
- A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial2025 · 0 cit
- A Brief Online Tool to Increase Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Initiation: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial2024 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,720x
- Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology
· 2015 · cited 29,089x
- Trim and Fill: A Simple Funnel‐Plot–Based Method of Testing and Adjusting for Publication Bias in Meta‐Analysis
· 2000 · cited 11,937x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
- PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 9,035x
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Key facts
- Born
- Susan Lillian Johnstone , ( 1946-04-02 ) 2 April 1946 , Leicester , England
- Died
- 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) (aged 68), Leicester, England
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright screenwriter columnist
- Genre
- Drama fiction screenplay
- Notable works
- Adrian Mole (books) Captain Christmas and the Evil Adults (play)
- Spouse
- Keith Townsend ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) Colin Broadway ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Townsend
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Place of death
- Leicester
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- literature
- Official website
- www.adrianmole.com/Sue/biography
Show 11 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-04-10
- date of birth
- 1946-04-02
- medical condition
- blindness
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- ethnic group
- English people
- name in kana
- スー・タウンゼント
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name in native language
- Sue Townsend
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Encyclopedic overview
Susan Lillian Townsend (née Johnstone; 2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole.
After writing in secret from the age of 14, Townsend first became known for her plays, her signature character first appearing in a radio drama, but her work soon expanded into other forms. She enjoyed great success in the 1980s, with her Adrian Mole books selling more copies than any other work of fiction in Britain during the decade. This series, which eventually encompassed nine books, takes the form of the character's diaries. The earliest books recount the life of a teenage boy during the Thatcher years, but the sequence eventually depicts Adrian Mole in middle age.
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