Irish Sun: Maeve Binchy’s husband and children’s author Gordon Snell dies aged 93 as tributes pour for ‘absolute gentleman’
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Maeve Binchy
Anne Maeve Binchy Snell was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings. Her novels, which were translated into 37 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Her death at age 73, announced by Vincent Browne on Irish television la…
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Born 28 May 1940 · Died 30 July 2012 · Q152690
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RTÉ Radio 1 provided the platform for Maeve's many forays into the world of drama. In 2005 RTÉ 2fm DJ Gerry Ryan was among the cast of Surprise, a four-part radio drama written by Maeve. Other radio drama work included the award-winning Infancy and Tia Maria, starring Oscar winner Kathy Bates. Maeve was a driving force behind the RTÉ Radio 1 Human Rights Drama Seasons, while her story The Games Room was adapted for RTÉ Radio 1 by Anne-Marie Casey in 2009.
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Awarded Irish Book Awards (2010).
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2020· 1 entry
But mentioned that the last page, which followed on from Binchy referring to what she intended to do with all her money, was missing
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2014· 2 entries
A collection of 36 unpublished short stories that she had written over a period of decades was published under the title Chestnut Street
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University College Dublin announced the first annual Maeve Binchy Travel Award
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2013· 1 entry
Irish Central: Maeve Binchy’s final book “A Week in Winter” published posthumously shows her at the height of her powers
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2012· 13 entries
The Guardian: My hero: Maeve Binchy by Marian Keyes
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The Guardian: Maeve Binchy, we'll miss you | Felicity Hayes-McCoy
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SheKnows: Author Maeve Binchy died at age 72
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The Guardian: Maeve Binchy obituary
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The Guardian: Maeve Binchy: a big-hearted guide to friendship, love and loss
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The Guardian: Maeve Binchy, a journalist whose head was full of stories
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UPI: Irish author Maeve Binchy dead at 72
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entertainment.ie: Tributes pour in for novelist Maeve Binchy who has died aged 72.
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Irish Central: Bestselling Irish author Maeve Binchy passes away after short illness
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The Guardian: Maeve Binchy, bestselling Irish writer, dies aged 72
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Died 2012-07-30.
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Received an Irish Book Award in the "Irish Popular Fiction Book" category for A Week in Winter
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“RTÉ Radio 1 provided the platform for Maeve's many forays into the world of drama. In 2005 RTÉ 2fm DJ Gerry Ryan was among the cast of Surprise, a four-part radio drama written by Maeve. Other radio drama work included the award-winning Infancy and Tia Maria, starring Oscar winner Kathy Bates. Maeve was a driving force behind the RTÉ Radio 1 Human Rights Drama Seasons, while her story The Games Room was adapted for RTÉ Radio 1 by Anne-Marie Casey in 2009.”
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2011· 1 entry
The Guardian: Maeve Binchy by Nicola jennings
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2010· 4 entries
IMDb: Maeve Binchy
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Awarded Irish Book Awards (2010).
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The Guardian: Lifetime achievement awards for Joanna Trollope and Maeve Binchy
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Received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Book Awards
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2009· 1 entry
Appeared on The Meaning of Life, also presented by Gay Byrne
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2007· 2 entries
The Guardian: Why I write: Maeve Binchy
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Received the Irish PEN Award, joining writers including John B
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2006· 1 entry
Feature a request from Maeve Binchy to President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh asking if he could "receive" her
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2005· 2 entries
Is on display in the National Gallery of Ireland
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RTÉ 2fm DJ Gerry Ryan was among the cast of Surprise, a four-part radio drama written by Maeve
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2003· 1 entry
The Guardian: Maeve Binchy on Irish food
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2002· 2 entries
Binchy suffered health problems related to a heart condition, which inspired her to write Heart and Soul
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In 2002, Binchy suffered health problems related to a heart condition, which inspired her to write Heart and Soul.
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2001· 1 entry
Scarlet Feather won the W H Smith Book Award for Fiction, defeating works by Joanna Trollope and then Booker winner Margaret Atwood, amongst other contenders
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2000· 1 entry
That she would not tour any more of her novels, but would instead be devoting her time to other activities and to her husband, Gordon Snell
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded The British Book Awards (1999).
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Binchy appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show
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Received the British Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
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1994· 1 entry
Binchy appeared on Morningside with Peter Gzowski
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1983· 1 entry
It sold for the largest sum ever paid for a first novel: £52,000
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1978· 1 entry
Binchy won a Jacob's Award for her RTÉ play, Deeply Regretted By
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1977· 2 entries
She and Snell married in 1977 and, after living in London for a time, moved to Ireland.
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And, after living in London for a time, moved to Ireland
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1971· 1 entry
Sold the family house and moved to a bedsit in Dublin
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1968· 1 entry
Binchy joined the staff at The Irish Times, and worked there as a writer, columnist, the first Women's Page editor then the London editor, later reporting for the paper from London before returning to Ireland
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1963· 1 entry
I worked in a Jewish school in Dublin, teaching French with an Irish accent to kids, primarily Lithuanians
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1940· 1 entry
Born 1940-05-28.
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