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P. D. James (née Phyllis Dorothy James)

Memorial Page for P. D. James (née Phyllis Dorothy James)

Aug 3, 1920 – Nov 27, 2014(94 years)Died in:Oxford, England

English crime writer

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Occupation(4)

writerpoliticiannovelistscience fiction writer

Awards(9)

Riverton International Honour PrizeNick Clarke AwardThe Grand MasterCartier Diamond DaggerAnthony AwardGrand Prix de Littérature PolicièreBodley MedalFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureFellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Spouse(1)

Connor Bantry White

Education(1)

Long Road Sixth Form College

P. D. James (* August 3, 1920 in Oxford; † November 27, 2014 in Oxford) was an english crime writer. She was 94 years old. She was married to Connor Bantry White. She studied at Long Road Sixth Form College. Her faith was Anglicanism. She received 9 awards, including Riverton International Honour Prize, Nick Clarke Award.

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Born in Oxford, England

1920

Married Connor Bantry White

1941

Cartier Diamond Dagger

1987

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

1988

A Taste for Death

Riverton International Honour Prize

1993

The Grand Master

1999

Bodley Medal

2002

Nick Clarke Award

2010

Anthony Award

2010

Talking About Detective Fiction

Died in Oxford, England

2014

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P. D. James (née Phyllis Dorothy James). Forever remembered.