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Celia Dale's first novel, '' The Least Of These'', was published in 1943 and she went on to write twelve more and a volume of short stories. Her later novels were [[Psychological thriller|psychological thrillers]].<ref name="FF"/> She won several awards, including the [[Crime Writers' Association]] Best Short Story of the Year award for ''Lines of Communication'' and ''A Personal Call and other stories'' in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.faber.co.uk/author/celia-dale/ |title=Celia Dale |publisher=Faber & Faber |access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> She also worked as a secretary to the author [[Rumer Godden]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chisholm |first1=Anne | title=Rumer Godden: A Storyteller's Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GgmFqXKcQ4C |access-date=20 August 2011 |year=1999 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn= 978-0-330-36747-9 |page=253}}</ref> Four of her novels were reissued as [[Faber and Faber|Faber]] Finds in 2008.<ref> |
Celia Dale's first novel, '' The Least Of These'', was published in 1943 and she went on to write twelve more and a volume of short stories. Her later novels were [[Psychological thriller|psychological thrillers]].<ref name="FF"/> She won several awards, including the [[Crime Writers' Association]] Best Short Story of the Year award for ''Lines of Communication'' and ''A Personal Call and other stories'' in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.faber.co.uk/author/celia-dale/ |title=Celia Dale |publisher=Faber & Faber |access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> She also worked as a secretary to the author [[Rumer Godden]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chisholm |first1=Anne | title=Rumer Godden: A Storyteller's Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GgmFqXKcQ4C |access-date=20 August 2011 |year=1999 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn= 978-0-330-36747-9 |page=253}}</ref> Four of her novels were reissued as [[Faber and Faber|Faber]] Finds in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/celia-dale-1912-2011-quiet-clever-subtle-and-terrifying/ |title=Faber obituary. Retrieved 23 June 2020. |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624141833/https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/celia-dale-1912-2011-quiet-clever-subtle-and-terrifying/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011, just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=celia-ramsey&pid=155442808 |title=Obituary |work=The Times}}</ref> |
Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011, just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=celia-ramsey&pid=155442808 |title=Obituary |work=The Times}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:27, 21 November 2023
Celia Dale (15 January 1912[1] – 31 December 2011), was an English author and book reviewer.
Family
Both Celia Dale's parents were actors – her father was the noted stage and television actor James Dale (1887–1985), her mother Marguerite Adamson.[2] She was a cousin of the novelist Sarah Harrison.[3] She was married to the journalist and critic Guy Ramsey, until his death in 1959.[4]
Work
Celia Dale's first novel, The Least Of These, was published in 1943 and she went on to write twelve more and a volume of short stories. Her later novels were psychological thrillers.[4] She won several awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Best Short Story of the Year award for Lines of Communication and A Personal Call and other stories in 1986.[5] She also worked as a secretary to the author Rumer Godden.[6] Four of her novels were reissued as Faber Finds in 2008.[7]
Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011, just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday.[8]
Bibliography
- The Least of These (1944)
- To Hold the Mirror (1946)
- The Dry Land (1952)
- The Wooden O (1953)
- Trial of Strength (1955)
- A Spring of Love (1960)
- Other People (1964)
- A Helping Hand (1966)
- Act of Love (1969)
- A Dark Corner (1971)
- The Innocent Party (1973)
- Helping with Enquiries (1979, aka The Deception)
- Sheep's Clothing (1988)
References
- ^ Contemporary Authors: First revision. Gale Research Company. 1969. p. 272.
- ^ IMDB. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Sarah Harrison's site. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b Fantastic Fiction site. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Celia Dale". Faber & Faber. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Chisholm, Anne (1999). Rumer Godden: A Storyteller's Life. Pan Macmillan. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-330-36747-9. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Faber obituary. Retrieved 23 June 2020". Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times.
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