Penelope Mortimer

Penelope Mortimer
Born	Penelope Ruth Fletcher (1918-09-19)19 September 1918 Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales
Died	19 October 1999(1999-10-19) (aged 81) Kensington, England
Occupation	Journalist
Spouses	Charles Dimont ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1949)​ John Mortimer ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1971)​
Children	6 (including Caroline and Jeremy)

Penelope Ruth Mortimer (née Fletcher; 19 September 1918 – 19 October 1999) was a Welsh-born English journalist, biographer, and novelist. Her semi-autobiographical novel The Pumpkin Eater (1962) was made into a 1964 film of the same name.