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Elizabeth Jane Howard(1923-2014)

  • Writer
  • Actress
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Elizabeth Jane Howard was born on 26 March 1923 in London, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for Getting It Right (1989), Dark of the Night (1984) and The Very Edge (1963). She was married to Kingsley Amis, Jim Douglas Henry and Peter Scott. She died on 2 January 2014 in Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK.
BornMarch 26, 1923
DiedJanuary 2, 2014(90)
BornMarch 26, 1923
DiedJanuary 2, 2014(90)
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Known for

Getting It Right (1989)
Getting It Right
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1989
Dark of the Night (1984)
Dark of the Night
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1984
The Very Edge (1963)
The Very Edge
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1963
Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Upstairs, Downstairs
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Falling (2005)
    Falling
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • from the novel by
    • 2005
  • The Cazalets (2001)
    The Cazalets
    7.2
    TV Series
    • novels
    • 2001
  • Ghosts (1995)
    Ghosts
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1995
  • Getting It Right (1989)
    Getting It Right
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Dark of the Night (1984)
    Dark of the Night
    5.2
    • based on the story by
    • 1984
  • Something in Disguise (1981)
    Something in Disguise
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1981
  • Faith Brook and John Carson in After Julius (1979)
    After Julius
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Julie Peasgood in Seven Faces of Woman (1974)
    Seven Faces of Woman
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Twiggy in Victorian Scandals (1976)
    Victorian Scandals
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1974
  • The Very Edge (1963)
    The Very Edge
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Something to Read
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1960–1961

Actress

  • Getting It Right (1989)
    Getting It Right
    6.4
    • Woman at the Party
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 26, 1923
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 2, 2014
    • Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Kingsley Amis1965 - 1983 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Falling". NOTE: Filmed as Falling (2005).
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ex-stepmother of Martin Amis.
  • Quotes
    Men with nothing between the head and genitals have no moral brakes.
  • Nickname
    • Elizabeth J. Howard

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