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Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
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culture · English writer (1930–2015) · politician · novelist · screenwriter · writer · author · journalist · also Ruth Rendell, Ruth Grasemann, Barbara Vine, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, Ruth Barbara Grasemann, Ruth Barbara Rendell
Born 17 February 1930 · Died 2 May 2015 · Q232260
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2026· 3 entries
“In a way that is an invitation to look for suspense because you”
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AOL: Ruth Rendell's son hopeful of more TV adaptations
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2017· 2 entries
The Guardian: A Spot of Folly by Ruth Rendell and Sleep No More by PD James reviews – terrific stories
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The Guardian: Unseen Ruth Rendell short stories to be published
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2016· 1 entry
A blue plaque was unveiled at her former home, 45 Millsmead Way, Loughton, in recognition of her time living there
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2015· 11 entries
The Guardian: Ruth Rendell remembered by Valerie Amos
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The Guardian: Dark Corners review – Ruth Rendell’s final novel ratchets up the tension
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The Guardian: Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell review – a spookily perfect farewell
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The Guardian: How Ruth Rendell became the favourite of French cinema
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The Guardian: The New Girlfriend review – bold adaptation of a Ruth Rendell short story
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The Guardian: Ruth Rendell: memories of a friend who stood by me
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Bustle: Crime Writer Ruth Rendell Dies At Age 85
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Wall Street Journal: Crime Writer Ruth Rendell Dies at 85
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Yahoo: British crime writer Ruth Rendell dies aged 85
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Digital Journal: Queen of crime fiction Ruth Rendell dies
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Died 2015-05-02.
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2007· 1 entry
– Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel (shortlist): The Minotaur
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Gumshoe Awards (2004).
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1998· 2 entries
In 1998, Rendell was named in a list of the party's biggest private financial donors.
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Rendell was named in a list of the party's biggest private financial donors
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded The Grand Master (1997).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Lords (1997–2015).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1996).
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She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996 Birthday Honours and a life peer as Baroness Rendell of Babergh, of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk, on 24 October 1997.
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Anthony Award (1995).
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1991· 2 entries
Awarded Gold Dagger for King Solomon's Carpet (1991).
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Awarded Cartier Diamond Dagger (1991).
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1988· 1 entry
– Angel Award for Fiction: The House of Stairs
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for A Dark-Adapted Eye (1987).
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Awarded Gold Dagger for A Fatal Inversion (1987).
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded Gold Dagger for Live Flesh (1986).
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Of A Dark-Adapted Eye under her pseudonym Barbara Vine (the name was derived from her own middle name and her great-grandmother's maiden name)
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation for Make Death Love Me (1980).
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1976· 2 entries
Awarded Gold Dagger for A Demon in My View (1976).
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For "The Fall Of The Coin" and 1977 for "People Don’t Do Such Things"), winning twice for "The Fallen Curtain" (1975) and "The New Girlfriend" (1984)
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1975· 1 entry
- Current Crime's Silver Cup for Best Crime Novel: Shake Hands Forever
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1950· 1 entry
When she was 20, and in 1953 had a son, Simon, now a psychiatrist-social worker who lives in the U
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1930· 2 entries
Born 1930-02-17.
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In South Woodford, Essex (now Greater London)
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