Elizabeth Jane Howard

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Born	March 26, 1923 • London • England
Died	January 2, 2014 (aged 90) • England
Notable Works	“After Julius” • “Getting It Right” • “The Long View” • “Odd Girl Out” • “Something in Disguise” • “The Beautiful Visit” • “The Sea Change”
Notable Family Members	spouse Kingsley Amis

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

British actor, author, and director

Ben Elton

Ben Elton

British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

British author

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

British writer

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

English playwright, actor, and composer

Sir Stephen Spender

English poet

Fay Weldon

British author

A.A. Milne

A.A. Milne

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P.G. Wodehouse, 1945.

P.G. Wodehouse

British author

Michael Frayn

British author and translator

John Mortimer, c. 1971.

Sir John Mortimer

British writer and lawyer

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Shelagh Delaney

British dramatist

Simon Raven

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Alan Garner

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Margaret Drabble

Margaret Drabble

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Novelist Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark

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George MacDonald Fraser

British writer

Barrie, 1893

J.M. Barrie

Scottish author

James Plunkett

Irish writer

D.H. Lawrence

D.H. Lawrence

English writer