Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers

English novelist, translator and Christian writer (1893–1957)
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Dorothy Leigh Sayers (; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages.

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Dorothy L. Sayers was born on Tuesday, 13 June 1893 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Her full name at birth was Dorothy Leigh Sayers. She was best known as a writer. Sayers' country of citizenship (nationality) was British. She died on Tuesday, 17 December 1957 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK at the age of 64. Her zodiac star sign was Gemini.

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Dorothy Leigh Sayers
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Haunted Honeymoon (1940)
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Date of birth
13 June 1893
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Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Date of death
17 December 1957
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64 (age at death)
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Cause of death
Heart Attack
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Novelist, playwright, essayist, translator, copywriter, poet
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Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.

Dorothy L. Sayers is known for her role in the TV series A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987) as novel - 10 episodes.

She is also known for her role in the TV mini series Five Red Herrings (1975) as novel - 4 episodes.

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