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Margaret Drabble

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Margaret Drabble was born on 5 June 1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for A Touch of Love (1969), Isadora (1968) and It's a Woman's World (1964). She has been married to Michael Holroyd since 1982. She was previously married to Clive Swift.
BornJune 5, 1939
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    A Touch of Love (1969)
    A Touch of Love
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1969
    Isadora (1968)
    Isadora
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1968
    Julie Samuel in It's a Woman's World (1964)
    It's a Woman's World
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Lisa Harrow, Alistair Pagnamenta, and Robert Pagnamenta in The Waterfall (1980)
    The Waterfall
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Lisa Harrow, Alistair Pagnamenta, and Robert Pagnamenta in The Waterfall (1980)
      The Waterfall
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1980
    • Read All About It
      6.9
      TV Series
      • questions: Quiz of the Week
      • 1978
    • A Touch of Love (1969)
      A Touch of Love
      6.3
      • from her novel "The Millstone"
      • screenplay
      • 1969
    • Isadora (1968)
      Isadora
      6.8
      • additional dialogue
      • 1968
    • One Pair of Eyes (1967)
      One Pair of Eyes
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1968
    • Julie Samuel in It's a Woman's World (1964)
      It's a Woman's World
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1964

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    • Born
      • June 5, 1939
      • Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Michael Holroyd1982 - present
    • Children
        Adam Swift
    • Relatives
      • A.S. Byatt(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Edited "The Oxford Companion to English Literature' and "The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature"
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      • 2 Articles

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      Ex-sister-in-law of David Swift and Paula Jacobs.
    • Quotes
      I won't be able to stand there and say 'This is a wonderful book, my best ever'. I can't do that Jeffrey Archer stuff because at school we were taught not to advertise ourselves: only showing off on stage as someone else was allowed. But I can talk about how the short stories were written, why they got into print, and why I haven't written more short stories.

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