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Catherine Cookson(1906-1998)

  • Writer
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Catherine Cookson was born on 27 June 1906 in Tyne Dock, South Shields, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Jacqueline (1956), Colour Blind (1998) and The Secret (2000). She was married to Tom Cookson. She died on 11 June 1998 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 27, 1906
DiedJune 11, 1998(91)
BornJune 27, 1906
DiedJune 11, 1998(91)
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Known for

John Gregson, Richard O'Sullivan, and Jacqueline Ryan in Jacqueline (1956)
Jacqueline
6.6
  • Writer(novel "A Grand Man")
  • 1956
The Cinder Path (1994)
Colour Blind
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Hannah Yelland in The Secret (2000)
The Secret
6.8
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Irene Browne, Pauline Delaney, Barry Fitzgerald, John Gregson, Jack MacGowran, Noel Purcell, and June Thorburn in Rooney (1958)
Rooney
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer

  • Hannah Yelland in The Secret (2000)
    The Secret
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2000
  • A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
    A Dinner of Herbs
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2000
  • The Cinder Path (1994)
    Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1999
  • The Cinder Path (1994)
    Colour Blind
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1998
  • The Round Tower (1998)
    The Round Tower
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1998
  • Rag Nymph (1997)
    Rag Nymph
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1997
  • Juliet Aubrey, Jack Davenport, and Justine Waddell in The Moth (1997)
    The Moth
    7.4
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1997
  • The Wingless Bird (1997)
    The Wingless Bird
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1997
  • Jonathan Cake, Siobhan Flynn, and Malcolm Stoddard in The Girl (1996)
    The Girl
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The Cinder Path (1994)
    The Tide of Life
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1996
  • The Gambling Man (1995)
    The Gambling Man
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1995
  • Brendan Coyle and Samantha Glenn in The Glass Virgin (1995)
    The Glass Virgin
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1995
  • The Dwelling Place (1994)
    The Dwelling Place
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1994
  • The Cinder Path (1994)
    The Cinder Path
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1994
  • Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in The Man Who Cried (1993)
    The Man Who Cried
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 27, 1906
    • Tyne Dock, South Shields, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 11, 1998
    • London, England, UK(blood disorder and heart ailment)
  • Spouse
    • Tom CooksonJune 1940 - June 11, 1998 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Fifteen Streets," performed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, England, with Owen Teale, Nigel Miles-Thomas, Margo Stanley, Peter Marshall, Patrick Holt and Frank Harling in the cast.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She also authored books under the names of both Catherine Marchant and Katie McMullen.
  • Nicknames
    • Catherine Marchant
    • Katie McMullen

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