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Eleanor Alice Burford

Eleanor Alice Hibbert (née Burford; 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty and the three volumes of her history of the…

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Occupation
Novelist
Born
Eleanor Alice Burford (1906-09-01)1 September 1906 Canning Town, London, England
Citizenship
British
Died
18 January 1993(1993-01-18) (aged 86) At sea between Athens, Greece, and Port Said, Egypt
Genres
Historical fiction, Gothic fiction, Romantic fiction
Notable awards
Romance Writers of America – Golden Treasure award 1989 Significant contribution to the romance genre

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Jean Plaidy

Victoria Holt

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Eleanor Alice Burford

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related to Personal life · 16
Eleanor Alice Burford → Alice Louise Burford, At, Burke Street, Canning Town, French, German-speaking, Hatton Garden, Her, Hibbert, Joseph Burford, London, Newham, September, She, Tate, When
related to External links · 12
Eleanor Alice Burford → Arleigh JohnsonJean Plaidy, Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, Fan, Jean Plaidy's Royal Intrigue, Jean PlaidyVictoria Holt's Yahoogroup, MacmillanPhilippa Carr, Open Road MediaBookbug, Queen, Random HouseVictoria Holt, Romantic Suspense, Victoria HoltBooks, Web
Relatives · 2
Eleanor Alice Burford → Alice Louise Tate (mother), Joseph Burford (father)
Born · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → Eleanor Alice Burford (1906-09-01)1 September 1906 Canning Town, London, England
Citizenship · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → British
Died · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → 18 January 1993(1993-01-18) (aged 86) At sea between Athens, Greece, and Port Said, Egypt
Genres · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → Historical fiction, Gothic fiction, Romantic fiction
Notable awards · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → Romance Writers of America – Golden Treasure award 1989 Significant contribution to the romance genre
Occupation · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → Novelist
Pen name · 1
Eleanor Alice Burford → Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate, Anna Percival

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Eleanor Alice BurfordBornEleanor Alice Burford (1906-09-01)1 September 1906 Canning Town, London, England1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordCitizenshipBritish1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordDied18 January 1993(1993-01-18) (aged 86) At sea between Athens, Greece, and Port Said, Egypt1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordGenresHistorical fiction, Gothic fiction, Romantic fiction1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordNotable awardsRomance Writers of America – Golden Treasure award 1989 Significant contribution to the romance genre1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordOccupationNovelist1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordPen nameJean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate, Anna Percival1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordPeriod1941–1993 (52 years)1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordRelativesJoseph Burford (father)1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordRelativesAlice Louise Tate (mother)1.00infobox
Eleanor Alice BurfordSpouseGeorge Percival Hibbert1.00infobox
Jane Eyreinstance ofVictoria Holt commenting on the similarity between Daphne du Maurier's novels and her own.Mistress of Mellyn was a clever weaving of elements from earlier Gothic novels0.80text

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