Miss Marple

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Miss Marple is a shrewd elderly amateur detective from the English village of St. Mary Mead, renowned for solving complex crimes through keen observation and understanding of human nature.

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instanceOf amateur detective
fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn films
radio dramas
television series
ageCharacteristic elderly spinster
appearsIn 4.50 from Paddington
A Caribbean Mystery
A Murder is Announced
A Pocket Full of Rye
At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
Nemesis
Sleeping Murder
The Body in the Library
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
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The Moving Finger
The Murder at the Vicarage
The Thirteen Problems
The Tuesday Club Murders
They Do It with Mirrors
appearsInMedium novels
short stories
basedIn village of St. Mary Mead
characteristic elderly
insightful about human nature
observant
shrewd
countryOfResidence England
creator Agatha Christie
familyName Marple
firstAppearance The Tuesday Night Club
firstAppearanceIn The Thirteen Problems
firstAppearanceYear 1927
gender female
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
givenName Jane
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus unmarried
methodOfDetection observation
understanding of human nature
nationality British
notableTrait often underestimated by others
uses analogies from village life to solve crimes
occupation amateur detective
residence St. Mary Mead
settingAssociation St. Mary Mead, a fictional English village
title Miss

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Agatha Christie createdCharacter Miss Marple
Margaret Rutherford notableWork Miss Marple film series
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Margaret Rutherford portrayed Miss Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple featuresCharacter Jane Marple
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Ron Goodwin notableWork The Miss Marple films (Margaret Rutherford series scores)
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Beatie Edney notableWork Miss Marple
Geraldine McEwan notableRole Miss Marple
Geraldine McEwan portrayed Miss Marple
Julia McKenzie notableWork Miss Marple (character portrayal)
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Julia McKenzie portrayed Miss Marple
Julia McKenzie notableRole Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Marple
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Winterbrook associatedWith Miss Marple novels
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A Murder is Announced featuresCharacter Jane Marple
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A Murder is Announced series Miss Marple
Rosalind Hicks notableWorkManaged Miss Marple series
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Stringer Davis notableWork Miss Marple film series
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Murder, She Said mainCharacter Miss Marple
Murder, She Said portrays Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
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Murder, She Said partOfSeries Miss Marple film series (Margaret Rutherford)
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Murder at the Gallop character Miss Marple
Murder at the Gallop partOfSeries Miss Marple film series
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Murder Ahoy! character Miss Marple
Murder Ahoy! featuresAmateurSleuth Miss Marple
Murder Ahoy! hasMainProtagonist Miss Marple
Murder Ahoy! portrays Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
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The Alphabet Murders notableCastingDetail Margaret Rutherford appears as Miss Marple
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The Alphabet Murders leadActorAsCharacter Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
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St Mary Mead notableResident Miss Marple
St Mary Mead firstAppearedInSeries Miss Marple novels
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St Mary Mead associatedWithCharacter Jane Marple
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