Louise Penny

Summary

Louise Penny is a human^[1]. She was born in Toronto^[2]. She was born on July 1, 1958^[3]. She worked as a novelist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], and radio personality^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,323 views/month, #6,529 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Louise Penny's place of birth was Toronto^[2].
• Louise Penny was born on July 1, 1958^[3].
• Louise Penny held citizenship in Canada^[9].
• English was Louise Penny's native language^[10].
• Louise Penny worked as a novelist^[4].
• Louise Penny's professions included writer^[5].
• Louise Penny's professions included journalist^[6].
• Louise Penny worked as a radio personality^[7].
• Louise Penny's field of work was radio^[11].
• Louise Penny's field of work was literary activity^[12].
• Louise Penny's field of work was detective literature^[13].
• Louise Penny's field of work was radio broadcasting^[14].
• Louise Penny was employed by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Louise Penny is Chief Inspector Armand Gamache^[16].
• Louise Penny received the Member of the Order of Canada^[17].
• Louise Penny received the CWA New Blood Dagger^[18].
• Louise Penny received the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence^[19].
• Louise Penny received the Dilys Award^[20].
• Louise Penny received the Barry Award for Best First Novel^[21].
• Louise Penny received the Anthony Award for Best First Novel^[22].
• Louise Penny is recorded as female^[23].
• Louise Penny's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Louise Penny's genre is detective fiction^[25].
• Louise Penny's Commons category is recorded as Louise Penny^[26].
• Louise Penny's residence is recorded as Knowlton^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1958-07-01^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 24ff4f93-204c-4780-b44b-3f62c9457c79^[30]

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Origins and Family

Louise Penny's place of birth was Toronto^[2]. She was born on July 1, 1958^[3]. English was her native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], and radio personality^[7]. Fields of work include radio^[11], an industry^[31]; literary activity^[12]; detective literature^[13], a literary genre^[32]; and radio broadcasting^[14], founded in 1895^[33]. Among Louise Penny's employers was Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Louise Penny is Chief Inspector Armand Gamache^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of Canada^[17], a grade of an order^[34], in Canada^[35]; CWA New Blood Dagger^[18], a literary award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1973^[38]; Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence^[19], a group of awards^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1984^[41]; Dilys Award^[20], an award^[42]; Barry Award for Best First Novel^[21], a class of award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1997^[45]; and Anthony Award for Best First Novel^[22], an award for best first work^[46], in United States^[47].

Why It Matters

Louise Penny ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,323 views/month, #6,529 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Louise Penny born?

Born in Toronto^[2], Louise Penny…

What did Louise Penny do for work?

Louise Penny worked as novelist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], and radio personality^[7].

What awards did Louise Penny receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada^[17], CWA New Blood Dagger^[18], Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence^[19], and Dilys Award^[20].