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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 branched out into psychological crime.<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 |accessdate=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&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=20 August 2011 |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |year=1999 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |location= |isbn= 978-0-330-36747-9 |page=253}}</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 branched out into psychological crime.<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 |accessdate=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&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=20 August 2011 |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |year=1999 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |location= |isbn= 978-0-330-36747-9 |page=253}}</ref> Four of her novels were reissued as [[Faber and Faber|Faber]] Finds in 2008. |
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Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=celia-ramsey&pid=155442808 |title=Obituary |publisher=The Times}}</ref> |
Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=celia-ramsey&pid=155442808 |title=Obituary |publisher=The Times}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:12, 23 June 2020
Celia Dale (1912 – 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.[1] She was a cousin of the novelist Sarah Harrison.[2] She was married to the journalist and critic Guy Ramsey, until his death in 1959.[3]
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 branched out into psychological crime.[3] 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.[4] She also worked as a secretary to the author Rumer Godden.[5] Four of her novels were reissued as Faber Finds in 2008.
Celia Dale died on 31 December 2011.[6]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times.
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