Literature · 1890–1976
Born: 15 September 1890 · Died: 12 January 1976 · Age at death: 85
Agatha Christie died aged 85. She was born on 15 September 1890 and died on 12 January 1976.
English crime novelist who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and became the best-selling fiction writer of all time
Did you know?She once disappeared for eleven days, sparking a massive nationwide search that included help from fellow writer Arthur Conan Doyle.
No novelist has sold more books than Agatha Christie; by some estimates only Shakespeare and the Bible have outsold her. She created two of crime fiction's most beloved detectives: the fastidious Belgian Hercule Poirot and the shrewd village spinster Miss Marple. Her plots are famous for their clever twists and fair play, giving readers every clue needed to solve the mystery. Her play The Mousetrap has been running in London's West End since 1952, the longest initial run of any play in history. She drew on her knowledge of poisons, gained working in a hospital pharmacy during the First World War.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan (née Miller, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot…
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English crime novelist, born 1890
Agatha Christie was born in Ashfield on 15 September 1890.
She created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Her play The Mousetrap has run since 1952.
She is the best-selling novelist of all time.
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Did you know?In 1926 she vanished for eleven days, sparking a national manhunt.
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