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Joan Aiken(1924-2004)

  • Writer
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Joan Aiken was born on 4 September 1924 in Rye, Sussex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Night Gallery (1969), Mort un dimanche de pluie (1986) and Shadows (1975). She was married to Julius Goldstein and Ronald George Brown. She died on 4 January 2004 in Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK.
BornSeptember 4, 1924
DiedJanuary 4, 2004(79)
BornSeptember 4, 1924
DiedJanuary 4, 2004(79)
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Known for

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
Night Gallery
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(segment "Marmalade Wine")
Mort un dimanche de pluie (1986)
Mort un dimanche de pluie
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1986
Shadows (1975)
Shadows
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Television Theater (1953)
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • L'ultima fetta di arcobaleno (2023)
    L'ultima fetta di arcobaleno
    8.6
    Short
    • story
    • 2023
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1998
  • Black Hearts in Battersea (1995)
    Black Hearts in Battersea
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1995–1996
  • Mortimer & Arabel (1993)
    Mortimer & Arabel
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1993–1994
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • book
    • story
    • 1968–1992
  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
    The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
    5.9
    • book
    • 1989
  • Rainy Story (1988)
    Rainy Story
    6.5
    Short
    • fairytale
    • 1988
  • Mort un dimanche de pluie (1986)
    Mort un dimanche de pluie
    6.5
    • novel "Died on a Rainy Sunday"
    • 1986
  • Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
    Jackanory Playhouse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1977–1979
  • Shadows (1975)
    Shadows
    6.9
    TV Series
    • by
    • written by
    • 1976–1978
  • Midnight Is a Place (1977)
    Midnight Is a Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1977–1978
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • short story (segment "Marmalade Wine")
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 4, 1924
    • Rye, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 4, 2004
    • Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Julius Goldstein1976 - 2001 (his death)
  • Other works
    Short story: "Marmalade Wine". NOTE: Filmed as A Fear of Spiders/Junior/Marmalade Wine/The Academy (1971).
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    She was the daughter of author Conrad Aiken.

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