Mary Webb
Mary Gladys Webb (25 March 1881 – 8 October 1927) was an English romantic novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people whom she knew. Her novels have been successfully dramatized, most notably the film Gone to Earth in 1950 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The novels are thought to have inspired the famous parody Cold Comfort Farm (1932) by Stella Gibbons.
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1881
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| Date of death | 8 October 1927
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Mary Webb is known for her role in the film Gone to Earth (1950) as (novel "Gone to Earth").
She is also known for her role in the film Gone to Earth (1950) as (novel "Gone to Earth").
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