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Sue Townsend
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English writer and humorist
OverviewAI-generated
Sue Townsend was a British writer, children's writer, playwright, and journalist. Born in Leicester in 1946, she worked in the field of literature and wrote in English. Her notable works include *The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾* and *The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole*. She began her work period in 1978 and was a member of the Royal Society of Literature.
Townsend died in Leicester in 2014 following a stroke, with natural causes listed as the manner of death. She experienced blindness as a medical condition. Her other works include *Great humorous stories*, *Queen and I*, and *Kvinnan som gick till sängs i ett år*. She was an English person and her native language was English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 184
Top works
- Adrian Mole
- The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole , 1999-2001
- Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Queen Camilla
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
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Key facts
- Born
- Susan Lillian Johnstone , ( 1946-04-02 ) 2 April 1946 , Leicester , England
- Died
- 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) (aged 68), Leicester, England
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright screenwriter columnist
- Genre
- Drama fiction screenplay
- Notable works
- Adrian Mole (books) Captain Christmas and the Evil Adults (play)
- Spouse
- Keith Townsend ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) Colin Broadway ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Townsend
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Place of death
- Leicester
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- literature
- Official website
- www.adrianmole.com/Sue/biography
Show 11 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-04-10
- date of birth
- 1946-04-02
- medical condition
- blindness
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- ethnic group
- English people
- name in kana
- スー・タウンゼント
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name in native language
- Sue Townsend
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Encyclopedic overview
Susan Lillian Townsend (née Johnstone; 2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole.
After writing in secret from the age of 14, Townsend first became known for her plays, her signature character first appearing in a radio drama, but her work soon expanded into other forms. She enjoyed great success in the 1980s, with her Adrian Mole books selling more copies than any other work of fiction in Britain during the decade. This series, which eventually encompassed nine books, takes the form of the character's diaries. The earliest books recount the life of a teenage boy during the Thatcher years, but the sequence eventually depicts Adrian Mole in middle age.
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