P.D. James(1920-2014)

Writer
Producer
Actress

P.D. James was born on 3 August 1920 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Children of Men (2006), Death in Holy Orders (2003) and The Black Tower (1985). She was married to Ernest Connor Bantry White. She died on 27 November 2014 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Children of Men

7.9

Writer

2006

Death in Holy Orders

7.1

TV Mini Series

Writer

The Black Tower

7.4

TV Mini Series

Writer

Dalgliesh

7.6

TV Series

Writer

Credits

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Writer

Dalgliesh
7.6
TV Series
- based on the book by
- novel 'The Murder Room'
- novel 'A Certain Justice' ...
- 2021–2024
Death Comes to Pemberley
7.1
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 2013
Children of Men
7.9
- novel "The Children of Men"
- 2006
The Murder Room
7.1
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 2005
Death in Holy Orders
7.1
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 2003
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
7.2
TV Series
- characters
- novel "An Unsuitable Job For A Woman"
- 1997–1999
A Certain Justice
7.2
TV Series
- based on the book by
- novel
- 1998
Original Sin
7.3
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1997
A Mind to Murder
6.6
TV Movie
- based on the book by
- 1995
Unnatural Causes
6.6
TV Movie
- by
- 1993
Devices and Desires
7.2
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1991
A Taste for Death
7.7
TV Mini Series
- novel
- by
- 1988
The Black Tower
7.4
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1985
Cover Her Face
7.5
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1985
Shroud for a Nightingale
7.5
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1984

Producer

Actress

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- August 3, 1920
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Died
- November 27, 2014
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Ernest Connor Bantry WhiteAugust 9, 1941 - September 1964 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Book: "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman."
Publicity listings
- 3 Interviews
- 4 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
In 1983 she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E) by the Queen.

Quotes
[on writing mystery stories] I have a very strong response to what I feel is the spirit of a place. When I come upon the right setting I feel immediately 'This is where it happened'.