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Writing

Agatha Christie

Profession
Writing
Born
September 14, 1890 · Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Died
January 12, 1976

Biography

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was made a Dame for her contribution to literature. Most of her books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics, and more than thirty feature films have been based on her work.

Known for

Murder on the Orient Express poster
Murder on the Orient Express
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.7
Identity poster
Identity
Film · 2003 · ★ 7.2
Death on the Nile poster
Death on the Nile
Film · 2022 · ★ 6.4
A Haunting in Venice poster
A Haunting in Venice
Film · 2023 · ★ 6.6
Witness for the Prosecution poster
Witness for the Prosecution
Film · 1957 · ★ 8.2
Murder on the Orient Express poster
Murder on the Orient Express
Film · 1974 · ★ 7.1
Crooked House poster
Crooked House
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.4
Death on the Nile poster
Death on the Nile
Film · 1978 · ★ 7.2
And Then There Were None poster
And Then There Were None
Series · 2015 · ★ 7.6
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989 · ★ 8.2
Evil Under the Sun poster
Evil Under the Sun
Film · 1982 · ★ 6.9
And Then There Were None poster
And Then There Were None
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.0

Filmography