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Santha Rama Rau(1923-2009)

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Santha Rama Rau was born on 24 January 1923 in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India. She was a writer, known for A Passage to India (1984), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and Mobsters (2007). She died on 21 April 2009 in Amenia, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 24, 1923
DiedApril 21, 2009(86)
BornJanuary 24, 1923
DiedApril 21, 2009(86)
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Known for

A Passage to India (1984)
A Passage to India
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1984
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Mobsters (2007)
Mobsters
8.1
TV Series
  • Self - Novelist & Costello's Friend
Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
TV Series
  • Self

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  • A Passage to India (1984)
    A Passage to India
    7.3
    • and the play by
    • 1984
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 24, 1923
    • Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
  • Died
    • April 21, 2009
    • Amenia, New York, USA(cardiopulmonary failure)
  • Other works
    She adapted EM Forster's novel, "A Passage to India" for the stage; it was produced at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Dilys Hamlett, Zia Mohyeddin, Norman Wooland, and Sama Swaminathan in the cast. It was also produced on Broadway.

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