- Anne is a prolific writer, having written well over 40 books since her debut with The Summerhouse Loon which she wrote while expecting her first daughter. Her book Flour Babies was awarded the Carnegie Medal as the Best Childrens Book of the Year and the 'Best Children's Novel in the Whitbread Awards. Her book Mrs Doubtfire was made into a film of the same title, starring Robin Williams. It made over £30 million in its first two weeks of screenings in America of which she didn't see anything.. She also wrote the book Goggle Eyes, which was filmed for television in 1993, and Bill's New Frock, which was filmed for the BBC in 1999. Whilst being best known for her children's books, she did write an adult novel, In Cold Domain, in 1993. Divorced and with two daughters she lives in County Durham.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
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- She used to live in Edinburgh but now lives in Barnard Castle, C. Durham.
- Mrs. Fine was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Children's Literature as Children's Laureate.
- Her book 'Goggle Eyes' was filmed for television in 1993.
- She's written some 140 books , her first being 'The Summerhouse Loon' which she wrote while expecting Lone. her first daughter.
- She was married to Kit Fine but split after 11 years because he wanted to remain in America, where they'd lived for 10 years but she wanted to return to England. They were divorced in 1991.
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