Penelope Mortimer | |
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Born | Penelope Ruth Fletcher 19 September 1918 Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales |
Died | 19 October 1999 Kensington, England | (aged 81)
Occupation | Journalist |
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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.