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Elizabeth Jane Howard

English writer (1923–2014)
Person human Q3723404

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
March 26, 1923
Date of death
January 2, 2014
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Bungay
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[16]
Occupation
writer, autobiographer, novelist, screenwriter
Field of work
literary activity[17]
Position held
Booker Prize judge[18]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[19][20][21]
Father
David Liddon Howard[10]
Mother
Katharine Somervell[11]
Spouse
Kingsley Amis, Jim Douglas-Henry, Peter Scott[12][13][14]
Child
Nicola Scott[15]
Cause of death
disease[24]
Work location
England[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
Howard[25]
Given name
Elizabeth[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[22]
Name in native language
Elizabeth Jane Howard[30]
P14750
C2FE-2CD8-5BF2-A88B-D622
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Place of burial
St Pancras and Islington Cemetery[9]
Start of work period
1950[31]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Elizabeth Jane Howard en Lady Amis ar إليزابيث جين هاورد fa الیزابت جین هاوارد he אליזבת' ג'יין האוורד hi एलिज़ाबेथ जेन हॉवर्ड ru Говард, Элизабет Джейн ru Элизабет Джейн Говард
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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BBC Things ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
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Companies House officer ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DUC ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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FemBio ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
113328
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kindred Britain ID
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Kinobox person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
770190837, 770190834
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Open Library ID
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Orlando author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Portal da Literatura ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Christoph Christian von Dabelow
TMDB person ID
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The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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The Peerage person ID
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UK National Archives ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, autobiographer
Award received 2
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse 2
Kingsley Amis, Peter Scott
Spouses 2
Kingsley Amis, Peter Scott
Cause of death 1
disease
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Howard
Films written 1
Getting It Right
Given name 1
Elizabeth
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Place of birth 1
London
Place of burial 1
St Pancras and Islington Cemetery
Place of death 1
Bungay
Sex or gender 1
female
Work location 1
England
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Elizabeth Jane Howard was born on March 26, 1923[1], in London[2]. She died on January 2, 2014[3], in Bungay[4]. She worked as a writer[5], autobiographer[6], novelist[7], and screenwriter[8].

FAQs

Where was Elizabeth Jane Howard born?

Elizabeth Jane Howard was born in London[2].

Where did Elizabeth Jane Howard die?

Elizabeth Jane Howard passed away in Bungay[4].

Who were Elizabeth Jane Howard's parents?

Elizabeth Jane Howard's father was David Liddon Howard[10]. Elizabeth Jane Howard's mother was Katharine Somervell[11].

Who was Elizabeth Jane Howard married to?

Elizabeth Jane Howard's spouses include Kingsley Amis[12], Jim Douglas-Henry[13], and Peter Scott[14].

What did Elizabeth Jane Howard do for work?

Elizabeth Jane Howard worked as a writer[5], autobiographer[6], novelist[7], and screenwriter[8].

What awards did Elizabeth Jane Howard receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[19], John Llewellyn Rhys Prize[20], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[21].

Related Entities

disease England Kingsley Amis London United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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