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Margery Allingham

1904 - 1966

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Margery Louise Allingham (20 May 1904 – 30 June 1966) was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four "Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. Allingham is best remembered for her hero, the gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Initially believed to be a parody of Dorothy L. Sayers's detective Lord Peter Wimsey, Campion matured into a strongly individual character, part-detective, part-adventurer, who formed the basis for 18 novels and many short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margery Allingham is the 5,061st most popular writer (down from 5,012th in 2019), the 4,006th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,688th in 2019) and the 431st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Margery Allingham ranks 5,061 out of 7,302. Before her are Stanley G. Weinbaum, Yuriy Fedkovych, Jeffrey Eugenides, George Călinescu, Han Yong-un, and Walter Kempowski. After her are Roland Dorgelès, John Gardner, Mary Stewart, Daína Chaviano, Sarah Kane, and Vasily Yan.

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Among people born in 1904, Margery Allingham ranks 255. Before her are Bernard Schmetz, Renzo Minoli, Hans Lewy, Anton Janda, Boris Babochkin, and Constance Bennett. After her are Keye Luke, Wilmer Allison, Vasili Merkuryev, Antonio Vojak, Ralph Kronig, and Tinoco. Among people deceased in 1966, Margery Allingham ranks 175. Before her are Harry Beaumont, Wivi Lönn, Naima Akef, Julia Faye, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Adrianus de Jong. After her are Iosif Czako, Jakub Szynkiewicz, Cordwainer Smith, Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Gösta Åsbrink, and René Schick.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Margery Allingham ranks 4,007 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Perez Burdett (1734), Kim Newman (1959), Andy Taylor (1961), Mike Spence (1936), Jane March (1973), and Malcolm Campbell (1885). After her are Angus Macfadyen (1963), Frank Morley (1860), Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (1897), and Cilla Black (1943).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Margery Allingham ranks 431. Before her are Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Richard Bentley (1662), Nicholas Evans (1950), and Kim Newman (1959). After her are Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), Linda Grant (1951), Alan Woods (1944), Stephen Spender (1909), and Joan Aiken (1924).

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