Mary Christianna Milne
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Mary Christianna Milne, better known by her pen name Christianna Brand, was a British crime and children's author renowned for her Inspector Cockrill detective novels and the Nurse Matilda stories that inspired the "Nanny McPhee" films.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Christianna Milne canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's writer
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crime writer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| adaptedWork | Green for Danger (1946 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoWroteAs |
Annabel Jones
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China Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann Ashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCharacter |
Inspector Cockrill
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Nurse Matilda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-03-11 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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crime fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ |
| inspired |
Nanny McPhee (film)
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Detection Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mary Christianna Milne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Inspector Cockrill detective novels
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Nurse Matilda children's stories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cat and Mouse
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Death of Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ Fog of Doubt NERFINISHED ⓘ Green for Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ Heads You Lose NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Cockrill series NERFINISHED ⓘ London Particular NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse Matilda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tour de Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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children's author ⓘ crime novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| penName | Christianna Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodActive | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| spouse | Roland Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPenNameFor |
children's books
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crime fiction ⓘ |
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