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Ngaio Marsh

Infotaula de personaNgaio Marsh

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Nome orixinal(en) Edith Ngaio Marsh Editar o valor en Wikidata
Biografía
Nacemento23 de abril de 1895 Editar o valor en Wikidata
Christchurch Editar o valor en Wikidata
Morte18 de febreiro de 1982 Editar o valor en Wikidata (86 anos)
Christchurch Editar o valor en Wikidata
Datos persoais
País de nacionalidadeNova Zelandia Editar o valor en Wikidata
EducaciónUniversidade de Canterbury (pt) Traducir Editar o valor en Wikidata
Actividade
Ocupaciónescritora , guionista , actriz de teatro , actriz de cinema , autobiógrafa , director teatral , novelista , dramaturga Editar o valor en Wikidata
Período de actividade1932 Editar o valor en Wikidata -
Xénero artísticoFicción detectivesca Editar o valor en Wikidata
LinguaLingua inglesa Editar o valor en Wikidata
Premios

IMDB: nm0550635 BNE: XX1017978 Musicbrainz: 4c492a58-2d1c-46fa-978c-9458d0cdbaa3 WikiTree: Marsh-4793 Find a Grave: 14107272 Editar o valor en Wikidata

Dame Ngaio Marsh, nada en 1895 e finada en 1982, foi unha escritora e directora de teatro neozelandesa.

Traxectoria

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Estoudou pintura en Christchurch, pero acabou por converterse nunha actriz de teatro. A partir de 1928 viviu entre Inglaterra e Nova Zelandia.

Ngaio coñécese internacionalmente polas 32 novelas policiais protagonizadas por Roderick Alleyn e que publicou entre 1934 e 1982, xunto con Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham e Dorothy L. Sayers foi unha das catro damas do crime que dominaron o xénero entre 1930 e 1950. Non obstante, en Nova Zelandia é máis coñecida polo seu traballo teatral.

Novelas policiais

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  • A Man Lay Dead (1934)
  • Enter a Murderer (1935)
  • The Nursing Home Murder (1935)
  • Death in Ecstasy (1936)
  • Vintage Murder (1937)
  • Artists in Crime (1938)
  • Death in a White Tie (1938)
  • Overture to Death (1939)
  • Death at the Bar (1940)
  • Surfeit of Lampreys (1941)
  • Death and the Dancing Footman (1942)
  • Colour Scheme (1943)
  • Died in the Wool (1945)
  • Final Curtain (1947)
  • Swing Brother Swing (1949)
  • Opening Night (1951)
  • Spinsters in Jeopardy (1954)
  • Scales of Justice (1955)
  • Off With His Head (1957)
  • Singing in the Shrouds (1959)
  • False Scent (1960)
  • Hand in Glove (1962)
  • Dead Water (1964)
  • Death at the Dolphin (1967)
  • Clutch of Constables (1968)
  • When in Rome (1970)
  • Tied Up in Tinsel (1972)
  • Black As He's Painted (1974)
  • Last Ditch (1977)
  • Grave Mistake (1978)
  • Photo Finish (1980)
  • Light Thickens (1982)
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