Catherine Cookson(1906-1998)

Writer

Catherine Cookson was born on 27 June 1906 in Tyne Dock, South Shields, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Colour Blind (1998), Jacqueline (1956) and Rooney (1958). She was married to Tom Cookson. She died on 11 June 1998 in London, England, UK.

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Known for

Colour Blind

7.2

TV Mini Series

Writer

Jacqueline

6.7

Writer(novel "A Grand Man")

1956

Rooney

6.5

Writer

1958

The Secret

6.8

TV Mini Series

Writer

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Writer

The Secret
6.8
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 2000
A Dinner of Herbs
7.2
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 2000
Tilly Trotter
7.0
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1999
Colour Blind
7.2
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1998
The Round Tower
7.2
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1998
Rag Nymph
7.4
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1997
The Moth
7.4
TV Series
- novel
- 1997
The Wingless Bird
7.5
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1997
The Girl
7.2
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1996
The Tide of Life
7.2
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1996
The Gambling Man
7.0
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1995
The Glass Virgin
7.0
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1995
The Dwelling Place
7.0
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1994
The Cinder Path
6.6
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1994
The Man Who Cried
6.7
TV Movie
- novel
- 1993

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Born
- June 27, 1906
- Tyne Dock, South Shields, England, UK
Died
- June 11, 1998
- London, England, UK(blood disorder and heart ailment)
Spouse
- Tom CooksonJune 1940 - June 11, 1998 (her death)
Other works
Stage: Wrote "The Fifteen Streets," performed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, England, with Owen Teale, Nigel Miles-Thomas, Margo Stanley, Peter Marshall, Patrick Holt and Frank Harling in the cast.