Memorial Page for Dick Francis

Oct 31, 1920 – Feb 14, 2010(89 years)Died in:Grand Cayman, United Kingdom

English jockey and crime writer

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Birthplace

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Place of Death

Grand Cayman, United Kingdom

Nationality

United Kingdom

Burial Place

West Bay

Occupation(4)

writerequestriannovelistjockey

Awards(7)

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best NovelCartier Diamond DaggerFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureMalice Domestic Award for Lifetime AchievementGumshoe AwardsGold DaggerThe Grand Master

Spouse(1)

Mary Margaret Francis

Education(2)

Summer Fields SchoolEwell Castle School

Dick Francis (* October 31, 1920 in Pembrokeshire; † February 14, 2010 in Grand Cayman) was an english jockey and crime writer. He was 89 years old. He was married to Mary Margaret Francis. His education included Summer Fields School and Ewell Castle School. He received 7 awards, including Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, Cartier Diamond Dagger. He was buried at West Bay.

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Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales

1920

Married Mary Margaret Francis

1947

until 2000

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

1970

Forfeit

Gold Dagger

1979

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Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

1981

Whip Hand

Cartier Diamond Dagger

1989

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

1996

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The Grand Master

1996

Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement

2000

Gumshoe Awards

2003

Died in Grand Cayman, United Kingdom

2010

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Mary Margaret Francis

Dick Francis. Forever remembered.