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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Appointment with Death is a 1988 American mystery film and sequel produced and directed by Michael Winner.Made by Golan-Globus Productions, the film is an adaptation of the 1938 Agatha Christie novel Appointment with Death featuring the detective Hercule Poirot.
Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Christie was born on 5 August, 1919 in her grandmother's home, Ashfield, Torquay. Her father, Archie Christie, was a military officer previously in the Royal Flying Corps. [1] In 1914, he married aspiring writer Agatha Christie, daughter of Frederick Alvah Miller and Clarissa Miller.
Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 British-American television film starring Helen Hayes (in her final film role) and Bette Davis.It is based on Agatha Christie's novel They Do It with Mirrors, using the novel's American title.
In the early 1960s, she starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967. Margaret Rutherford's early home, her aunt Bessie's house in Wimbledon, 1895–1920
Joan Bogle Hickson (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple.
Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. [1] Adapted by Rod Browning from the 1933 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies, [2] it was directed by Lou Antonio and starred Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy and David Suchet, who was later to play Poirot in the long-running ...
Lady on a Train is a 1945 American crime comedy film noir directed by Charles David and starring Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, and David Bruce. [1] [2]Based on a story by Leslie Charteris, the film is about a woman who witnesses a murder in a nearby building from her train window.