Catherine Cookson

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYears 1950s–1998
gptkbp:almaMater none (self-educated)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:OBE
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-06-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tyne_Dock,_South_Shields,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from anemia
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-06-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne,_England
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
romance
family saga
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catherine Cookson
gptkbp:influenced British popular fiction
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Catherine_Cookson_Charitable_Trust
gptkb:Catherine_Cookson_Foundation
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kate_Hannigan
gptkb:The_Black_Velvet_Gown
gptkb:The_Dwelling_Place
gptkb:The_Fifteen_Streets
gptkb:The_Glass_Virgin
gptkb:The_Mallen_Trilogy
gptkb:The_Rag_Nymph
gptkb:The_Cinder_Path
gptkbp:numberOfBooks over 100
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
novelist
gptkbp:period 20th century
gptkbp:pseudonym gptkb:Catherine_Marchant
gptkb:Katie_McMullen
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Jesmond,_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkb:Hastings,_England
gptkbp:sells over 100 million copies sold
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Tom_Cookson
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_documentaries
gptkb:Catherine_Cookson_Drive,_South_Shields
gptkb:Catherine_Cookson_Festival
gptkb:Catherine_Cookson_Library,_University_of_Sunderland
biographies
TV adaptations of her novels
statue in South Shields
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Cinder_Path
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5