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Edith Pargeter(1913-1995)

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Edith Pargeter was born on 28 September 1913 in Shropshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Spaniard's Curse (1958), Mystery!: Cadfael (1994) and The Unforeseen (1958). She died on 14 October 1995 in Shropshire, England, UK.
BornSeptember 28, 1913
DiedOctober 14, 1995(82)
BornSeptember 28, 1913
DiedOctober 14, 1995(82)
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Known for

The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
The Spaniard's Curse
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1958
Derek Jacobi in Mystery!: Cadfael (1994)
Mystery!: Cadfael
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ellis Peters)
Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
The Unforeseen
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ellis Peters)

Credits

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Writer

  • Derek Jacobi in Mystery!: Cadfael (1994)
    Mystery!: Cadfael
    8.1
    TV Series
    • based upon "The Pilgrim of Hate"
    • based upon "The Potter's Field" by
    • based upon: The Holy Thief (as Ellis Peters, as Ellis Peters, as Ellis Peters, as Ellis Peters) ...
    • 1994–1998
  • Jana Hlaváčová and David Schneider in Smrt a blazená paní (1980)
    Smrt a blazená paní
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • novel "Death and the Joyful Woman" (as Ellis Peters)
    • 1980
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • novel (as Ellis Peters)
    • 1963
  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1959
  • The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
    The Spaniard's Curse
    5.7
    • from the original story by
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ellis Peters
  • Born
    • September 28, 1913
    • Shropshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 14, 1995
    • Shropshire, England, UK(complications from a stroke)
  • Other works
    Novel (as Ellis Peters): "A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury".
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    • 1 Interview

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