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Lynne Reid Banks(1929-2024)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Producer
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Lynne Reid Banks was born on 31 July 1929 in Barnes, London, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), The L-Shaped Room (1962) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to Chaim Stephenson. She died on 4 April 2024 in Surrey, England, UK.
BornJuly 31, 1929
DiedApril 4, 2024(94)
BornJuly 31, 1929
DiedApril 4, 2024(94)
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Known for

Litefoot and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1995
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
The L-Shaped Room
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1962
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Indian in the Cupboard (2014)
    The Indian in the Cupboard
    Video
    • author
    • 2014
  • The Mystery of the Cupboard (2009)
    The Mystery of the Cupboard
    Video
    • author
    • 2009
  • The Return of the Indian (2009)
    The Return of the Indian
    Video
    • author
    • 2009
  • The Indian in the Cupboard (2002)
    The Indian in the Cupboard
    Video
    • author
    • 2002
  • The Key to the Indian (2000)
    The Key to the Indian
    Video
    • author
    • 2000
  • The Secret of the Indian (2000)
    The Secret of the Indian
    Video
    • author
    • 2000
  • Litefoot and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
    The Indian in the Cupboard
    6.0
    • novel
    • 1995
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • book
    • 1974–1993
  • Julie Peasgood in Seven Faces of Woman (1974)
    Seven Faces of Woman
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963–1964
  • The L-Shaped Room (1962)
    The L-Shaped Room
    7.3
    • based on an original novel by
    • 1962
  • Thirty Minute Theatre
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962
  • On Camera
    6.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954
  • It Never Rains...
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1954

Actress

  • The Mystery of the Cupboard (2009)
    The Mystery of the Cupboard
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2009
  • The Return of the Indian (2009)
    The Return of the Indian
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2009
  • The Indian in the Cupboard (2002)
    The Indian in the Cupboard
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2002
  • The Key to the Indian (2000)
    The Key to the Indian
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2000
  • The Secret of the Indian (2000)
    The Secret of the Indian
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Lynn Reid-Banks
  • Born
    • July 31, 1929
    • Barnes, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 4, 2024
    • Surrey, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Chaim Stephenson1965 - March 2016 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a guest on BBC's Breakfast (2000) (12 Aug. 2010), the author disclosed to hosts Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull that when she re-read her book "The L-Shaped Room" (1962) many years after it was published and adapted for film, she, herself, was shocked by some of the content. Banks further added that, if she had to re-write the novel, she would omit several passages but declined to reveal what those omissions would be.

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