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Also Known As	Penelope Dimont • Penelope Fletcher • Penelope Ruth Mortimer
Born	September 19, 1918 • Rhyl • Wales
Died	October 19, 1999 (aged 81) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Costa Book Awards (1979)
Notable Works	“Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting”
Notable Family Members	spouse Sir John Mortimer

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