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Anna Sewell(1820-1878)

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Anna Sewell was born on 20 March 1820 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Black Beauty (1994), Your Obedient Servant (1917) and Black Beauty (1946). She died on 25 April 1878 in Old Catton, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornMarch 20, 1820
DiedApril 25, 1878(58)
BornMarch 20, 1820
DiedApril 25, 1878(58)
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Black Beauty (1994)
Black Beauty
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1994
Claire Adams in Your Obedient Servant (1917)
Your Obedient Servant
  • Writer
  • 1917
Black Beauty (1946)
Black Beauty
5.8
  • Writer(as Anna Sewall)
  • 1946
Black Beauty (1933)
Black Beauty
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1933

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  • Fireside Reading of Black Beauty (2022)
    Fireside Reading of Black Beauty
    • Writer
    • 2022
  • Kate Winslet and Mackenzie Foy in Black Beauty (2020)
    Black Beauty
    6.4
    • novel
    • 2020
  • Black Beauty (1995)
    Black Beauty
    6.5
    Video
    • adapted from the classic tale by
    • 1995
  • Black Beauty (1994)
    Black Beauty
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1994
  • The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992)
    The New Adventures of Black Beauty
    7.4
    TV Series
    • novel "Black Beauty"
    • 1992–1993
  • The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990)
    The New Adventures of Black Beauty
    6.7
    TV Series
    • novel "Black Beauty"
    • 1990–1992
  • Nicholas Gledhill, Jill McKay, and Larissa Lambert in Black Beauty (1987)
    Black Beauty
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Emma Sewell)
    • 1987
  • Black Beauty (1978)
    Black Beauty
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1978
  • Black Beauty (1978)
    Black Beauty
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1978
  • Judi Bowker in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972)
    The Adventures of Black Beauty
    6.6
    TV Series
    • novel
    • with acknowledgement to the classic by
    • 1972–1974
  • Black Beauty (1971)
    Black Beauty
    5.4
    • novel
    • 1971
  • Courage of Black Beauty (1957)
    Courage of Black Beauty
    5.2
    • novel
    • 1957
  • Black Beauty (1946)
    Black Beauty
    5.8
    • based on a novel by (as Anna Sewall)
    • 1946
  • Black Beauty (1933)
    Black Beauty
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1933
  • Jean Paige in Black Beauty (1921)
    Black Beauty
    6.3
    • novel
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Anna Sewall
  • Born
    • March 20, 1820
    • Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 25, 1878
    • Old Catton, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Other works
    Novel: "Black Beauty" (filmed as Black Beauty (1995), Black Beauty (1994), Black Beauty (1971), Courage of Black Beauty (1957), Black Beauty (1946), Black Beauty (1933), Black Beauty (1921), The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992), The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990), Black Beauty (1987), Black Beauty (1978), Black Beauty (1978), The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972), Black Beauty (1921))
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    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Sewell did not live to enjoy the enormous success of her book; she died just three months after "Black Beauty" was published. At her funeral her mother, Mary Wright Sewell, noticed that all the horses in the funeral procession were wearing the cruel bearing reins which Black Beauty protests against. Mary insisted that the reins be removed, which they were.
  • Quotes
    Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it.

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  • When did Anna Sewell die?
    April 25, 1878
  • How old was Anna Sewell when she died?
    58 years old
  • Where did Anna Sewell die?
    Old Catton, Norfolk, England, UK
  • When was Anna Sewell born?
    March 20, 1820
  • Where was Anna Sewell born?
    Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK

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