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Aiken, Joan Delano, (Mrs Julius Goldstein), (4 Sept. 1924–4 Jan. 2004), writer of historical, mystery and children’s novels, plays and poetry  

MBE 1999

Born 4 Sept. 1924; d of Conrad Potter Aiken and Jessie McDonald; m 1st, 1945, Ronald George Brown (d 1955); one ...

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Angelou, Marguerite Annie, (Maya), (4 April 1928–28 May 2014), writer, singer and actress  

Born St Louis, 4 April 1928; d of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson; one s; died 28 May 2014

writer, singer and actress

George Washington High Sch., San Francisco; California Labor Sch....

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Bryce, Viscountess, (Elizabeth Marion) (died 27 Dec. 1939)  

Born d of Thomas Ashton of Hyde and Manchester; m 1889, Rt Hon. James, 1st Viscount Bryce, of Dechmont; no c; died 27 Dec. 1939...

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Butler, Prof. Marilyn Speers, (Lady Butler), (11 Feb. 1937–11 March 2014), Rector, Exeter College, 1993–2004, and Titular Professor of English Language and Literature, 1998–2004, University of Oxford  

DPhil; FBA 2002

Born 11 Feb. 1937; d of Sir Trevor Evans, CBE and Margaret (née Gribbin); m 1962, David Edgeworth Butler (Sir David Butler, CBE, FBA); two s...

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Byatt, Dame Antonia (Susan), (Dame Antonia Duffy), (24 Aug. 1936–16 Nov. 2023), writer  

DBE 1999 (CBE 1990); FRSL 1983

writer

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Creighton, Mrs (Louise), (7 July 1850–15 April 1936)  

Born Sydenham, 7 July 1850; 10th c of Robert von Glehn; m 1872, Rt Hon. Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London (d 1901); three s four d; died 15 April 1936...

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Dunnett, Dorothy, (Lady Dunnett), (25 Aug. 1923–9 Nov. 2001), portrait painter, since 1950, and novelist, since 1961  

OBE 1992

Born 25 Aug. 1923; d of Alexander Halliday and Dorothy Eveline Millard; m 1946, Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (d 1998); two ...

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Emecheta, Buchi, (21 July 1944–25 Jan. 2017), writer and lecturer, since 1972  

OBE 2004

Born 21 July 1944; d of Jeremy and Alice Emecheta; m 1960, Sylvester Onwordi; two s three d ; died 25 Jan. 2017

writer and lecturer, since 1972...

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Ennis, Catherine Mary, (Mrs J. A. Higham), (20 Jan. 1955–24 Dec. 2020), concert organist; Organist, St Lawrence Jewry-next-Guildhall, EC2, since 1985  

concert organist; Organist, St Lawrence Jewry-next-Guildhall, EC2, since 1985

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Faucit, Helen, (Lady Martin), (1820–31 Oct. 1898), celebrated actress (retired in 1865, but reappeared on the stage from time to time chiefly in the cause of charity)  

Born 1820; d of John Savile Faucit and Mrs Faucit, a contemporary (actress) of the Kembles; m 1851, Sir Theodore Martin, KCB, KCVO; died 31 Oct. 1898

celebrated actress (retired in ...

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Feinstein, Elaine Barbara, (24 Oct. 1930–23 Sept. 2019), writer, since 1966  

FRSL

writer, since 1966

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Harper, Heather Mary, (Mrs E. J. Benarroch), (8 May 1930–22 April 2019), soprano; Professor of Singing and Consultant, Royal College of Music, 1985–93; Director of Singing Studies, Britten-Pears School, Aldeburgh, 1986  

CBE 1965

soprano; Professor of Singing and Consultant, Royal College of Music, 1985–93; Director of Singing Studies, Britten-Pears School, Aldeburgh, 1986

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Howells, Anne Elizabeth, (12 Jan. 1941–18 May 2022), opera, concert and recital singer; Professor, Royal Academy of Music, 1997–2011  

opera, concert and recital singer; Professor, Royal Academy of Music, 1997–2011

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Joseph, Jenny, (Mrs C. A. Coles), (7 May 1932–8 Jan. 2018), writer, lecturer and reader  

FRSL

Born 7 May 1932; d of Louis Joseph and Florence Joseph (née Cotton); m 1961, Charles Anthony Coles (d 1985); one s...

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Kinnock of Holyhead, Baroness, (Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock) (7 July 1944–3 Dec. 2023)  

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Le Guin, Ursula Kroeber, (21 Oct. 1929–22 Jan. 2018), writer  

Born Berkeley, California 21 Oct. 1929; d of Alfred L. Kroeber and Theodora Kroeber; m 1953, Charles A. Le Guin; one s two d ; died...

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Lurie, Prof. Alison, (3 Sept. 1926–3 Dec. 2020), writer; Professor of English, Cornell University, 1976–2006, then Professor Emerita  

writer; Professor of English, Cornell University, 1976–2006, then Professor Emerita

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Maccarthy, Fiona, (23 Jan. 1940–29 Feb. 2020), biographer and cultural historian  

OBE 2009

biographer and cultural historian

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Manning, Jane Marian, (20 Sept. 1938–31 March 2021), freelance concert and opera singer (soprano), since 1965; vocal teacher, coach, writer and lecturer  

OBE 1990

freelance concert and opera singer (soprano), since 1965; vocal teacher, coach, writer and lecturer

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Marcus, Prof. Laura, (7 March 1956–22 Sept. 2021), Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford, since 2010; Fellow, New College, Oxford, since 2010  

PhD; FBA 2011

Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford, since 2010; Fellow, New College, Oxford, since 2010