Ngaio Marsh
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Ngaio Marsh was a renowned New Zealand crime writer best known for her classic detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn and her status as one of the "Queens of Crime" of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Golden Age detective fiction writer
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New Zealander ⓘ crime writer ⓘ person ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Edith Ngaio Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Agatha Christie
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy L. Sayers NERFINISHED ⓘ Margery Allingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Inspector Roderick Alleyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-02-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the Queens of Crime ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Margaret's College, Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
crime fiction
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Edith
NERFINISHED
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Ngaio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | New Zealander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of detective fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ngaio Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Inspector Roderick Alleyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Man Lay Dead
NERFINISHED
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Artists in Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ Black As He's Painted NERFINISHED ⓘ Clutch of Constables NERFINISHED ⓘ Colour Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Death and the Dancing Footman NERFINISHED ⓘ Death at the Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Death in Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Death in a White Tie NERFINISHED ⓘ Died in the Wool NERFINISHED ⓘ Enter a Murderer NERFINISHED ⓘ False Scent NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Curtain NERFINISHED ⓘ Grave Mistake NERFINISHED ⓘ Hand in Glove NERFINISHED ⓘ Killer Dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Ditch NERFINISHED ⓘ Light Thickens NERFINISHED ⓘ Opening Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Overture to Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Photo Finish NERFINISHED ⓘ Scales of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Spinsters in Jeopardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Surfeit of Lampreys NERFINISHED ⓘ Swing Brother Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nursing Home Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ Tied Up in Tinsel NERFINISHED ⓘ Vintage Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ When in Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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