Catherine Cookson
- Writing
- June 27, 1906 · Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England
- June 11, 1998
Biography
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.
Known for
Filmography
- The Storyteller · Self
- A Dinner of Herbs · Novel, Creator
- The Secret · Novel, Creator
- Tilly Trotter · Novel, Creator
- Colour Blind · Writer, Creator
- The Round Tower · Writer
- The Rag Nymph · Novel, Creator
- The Moth · Creator
- The Wingless Bird · Novel, Creator
- The Moth · Writer
- The Girl · Writer
- The Tide of Life · Writer, Creator
- The Gambling Man · Writer, Creator
- The Glass Virgin · Novel, Creator
- The Dwelling Place · Writer, Creator
- The Cinder Path · Novel, Creator
- The Man Who Cried · Novel
- The Black Velvet Gown · Writer
- The Black Candle · Novel
- The Fifteen Streets · Novel
- Our John Willie · Novel
- The Mallens · Novel, Creator
- The South Bank Show
- Romance · Story, Creator
- Joe and the Gladiator · Writer
- Rooney · Novel
- Jacqueline · Additional Dialogue, Novel
- This Is Your Life · Self