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Margaret Powell

Overview

  • Born
    October 30, 1907 · Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    April 25, 1984 · Hove, East Sussex, England, UK (breast cancer)
  • Birth name
    Ellen Margaret Steer

Biography

  • Margaret Powell was born on October 30, 1907 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She is known for Number 96 (1972), The Barry Humphries Show (1976) and Something to Sing About (1975). She was married to Albert E. Powell. She died on April 25, 1984 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.

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  • Spouse
      Albert E. Powell(1931 - ?) (his death, 3 children)

Trivia

  • Author of the best-seller, Below Stairs, which sold 14,000 copies in its first year in 1968. It again became a best-seller after the debut of Downton Abbey (2010), which, along with Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), took inspiration from the book.

Quotes

  • Those people who say the rich should share what they've got are talking a lot of my eye and Betty Martin; it's only because they haven't got it they think that way... If I had it I'd hang on to it too.

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