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Marion Chesney

1936 - 2019

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Marion Gibbons (née Chesney; 10 June 1936 – 30/31 December 2019) was a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels, whose career as a published author began in 1979. She wrote numerous successful historical romance novels under a form of her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the "Travelling Matchmaker" and "Daughters of Mannerling" series. Using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton, she also wrote many popular mystery novels, most notably the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth mystery series. Both of these book series have been adapted for TV. She also wrote romance novels under the pseudonyms Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marion Chesney is the 3,454th most popular writer (down from 2,781st in 2019), the 2,766th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,075th in 2019) and the 314th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Marion Chesney ranks 3,454 out of 7,302. Before her are Philippe Jaccottet, Ahmadou Kourouma, Theodore Bibliander, Arctinus of Miletus, Franco Sacchetti, and James Aldridge. After her are Lawrence Block, Sylvia Nasar, Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Coelius Sedulius, Eysteinn Erlendsson, and Dmitry Gulia.

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Among people born in 1936, Marion Chesney ranks 270. Before her are Carla Fracci, Fang Lizhi, Knud Enemark Jensen, Rachid Mekhloufi, Touria Chaoui, and Moacir Claudino Pinto. After her are Walter Lewin, Henck Arron, Edward Feigenbaum, Antonin Scalia, Feliciano Rivilla, and Toralf Engan. Among people deceased in 2019, Marion Chesney ranks 220. Before her are Jacques Dupont, Camilo Sesto, Nanni Galli, Andrew G. Vajna, María Baxa, and James Ingram. After her are Cameron Boyce, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Fahrudin Jusufi, Katherine Helmond, Elio Sgreccia, and Sulli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marion Chesney ranks 2,767 out of 8,785. Before her are Asser (900), Iain Banks (1954), Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Paul Hunter (1978), Bob Peck (1945), and Agnes Arber (1879). After her are Arthur Wynne (1871), William Stukeley (1687), Phil Read (1939), Gerald of Wales (1146), Steve Jackson (1951), and Patrick Gordon (1635).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Marion Chesney ranks 314. Before her are William Hope Hodgson (1877), Frances Burney (1752), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Edith Durham (1863), and Iain Banks (1954). After her are Jojo Moyes (1969), Peter James (1948), John Winthrop (1588), Richard Hakluyt (1552), Anthony Horowitz (1955), and Robert Holdstock (1948).

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