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Winston Graham

English novelist (1908-2003) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 95

Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime, was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary thrillers, period novels, short stories, non-fiction and plays.

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Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire1983
Gold Dagger1955
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

About this person

Graham was the author's pseudonym until he changed his name by deed poll from Grime to Graham on 7 May 1947.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 2003 · aged 95

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In the same film or series as Winston

Dana WynterAlso in Night Without Stars (1951)Nicholas RoweAlso in Poldark (1996)Luiz BonfáAlso in Carnival of Crime (1962)Emlyn WilliamsAlso in The Walking Stick (1970)Emmaline HenryAlso in Marnie (1964)