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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Bisexual, Dame of the British Empire (1969). Romantic novelist and playwright, whose stories revolved around her home county of Cornwall. Notable works include 'Jamaica Inn' (1936), 'Frenchman's Creek' (1941) and Rebecca' (1938). Became reclusive in her later years and focussed on non-fiction and biography, often attributed to the suppression of her attraction toward women by her homophobic father and society. | + | Bisexual, Dame of the British Empire (1969). Romantic novelist and playwright, whose stories revolved around her home county of Cornwall. Notable works include 'Jamaica Inn' (1936), 'Frenchman's Creek' (1941) and 'Rebecca' (1938). Became reclusive in her later years and focussed on non-fiction and biography, often attributed to the suppression of her attraction toward women by her homophobic father and society. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [[LGBTQ Romance Writers]] | * [[LGBTQ Romance Writers]] | ||
* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | * [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | ||
| + | * [[Prominent Biographers Who are LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:05, 23 January 2023
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1907 - 1989
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
DBE, FRSL
Description
Bisexual, Dame of the British Empire (1969). Romantic novelist and playwright, whose stories revolved around her home county of Cornwall. Notable works include 'Jamaica Inn' (1936), 'Frenchman's Creek' (1941) and 'Rebecca' (1938). Became reclusive in her later years and focussed on non-fiction and biography, often attributed to the suppression of her attraction toward women by her homophobic father and society.
