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Christianna Brand
Pencil sketch of Christianna Brand
Pencil sketch of Christianna Brand
BornMary Christianna Milne
(1907-12-17)17 December 1907
British Malaya
Died11 March 1988(1988-03-11) (aged 80)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreChildren's literature
Mystery
Notable worksGreen for Danger and other books in The Inspector Cockrill Series; Nurse Matilda
Spouse
Roland Lewis
(m. 1936)

Mary Christianna Lewis (née Milne; 17 December 1907 – 11 March 1988), known professionally as Christianna Brand, was a British crime writer and children's author born in British Malaya.

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Christianna Brand

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Mary Christianna Lewis (née Milne; 17 December 1907 – 11 March 1988), known professionally as Christianna Brand, was a British crime writer and children's...

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Nanny McPhee

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comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, coproduced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

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Nurse Matilda

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Nurse Matilda books were written by the British children's author Christianna Brand (1907–1988) and illustrated by her cousin, Edward Ardizzone. The books...

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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

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2005 film Nanny McPhee. It was written by Emma Thompson, based on Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books. Thompson reprises her role as Nanny McPhee,...

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Edward Ardizzone

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Matilda series of children's books (1964–74) was written by his cousin Christianna Brand, who was seven years younger. Their shared grandmother had told the...

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Tour de Force

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directed by Christian Zübert Tour de Force (novel), a 1955 novel by Christianna Brand Tour De Force (tour), 1986 Elton John concert tour Tour de Force (Sonny...

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Whodunit

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British — notably Agatha Christie, Nicholas Blake, G. K. Chesterton, Christianna Brand, Edmund Crispin, Michael Innes, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gladys Mitchell...

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Madeleine Smith

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Alas, for Her That Met Me! (1976) by Mary Ann Ashe (pseudonym of Christianna Brand). Alanna Knight's Murder in Paradise (2008) includes Madeleine Smith...

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Death in High Heels

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Veronica Rose. It was based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Christianna Brand. It was a very early Hammer Films (here Marylebone-Hammer) production...

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List of mystery writers

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(1945–2020) Rhys Bowen (pseudonym for Janet Quin-Harkin) (born 1941) Christianna Brand (1907–1988) Lilian Jackson Braun (1913–2011) Fredric Brown (1906–1972)...

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London Particular

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London Particular is a 1952 mystery crime novel by the British writer Christianna Brand. It is the fifth in a series of novels featuring her fictional police...

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Death of Jezebel

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Death of Jezebel is a 1948 mystery crime novel by the British author Christianna Brand. It is the fourth entry in the series featuring the fictional police...

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List of Night Gallery episodes

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father's corpse. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Christianna Brand. 76 21b "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore" Jeff Corey Rod Serling...

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Court of Foxes

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is a 1969 historical adventure romance novel by the British writer Christianna Brand. During the late eighteenth century, celebrated London society lady...

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Sandyford murder case

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aftermath are covered in scrupulous detail in Heaven Knows Who (1960) by Christianna Brand, otherwise known as a respected writer of mysteries. There are two...

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List of pen names

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Christine Fisher Tiernan American author of Land of the Sky Christianna Brand Mary Christianna Lewis British crime fiction writer Christopher Pike Kevin...

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Suddenly at His Residence

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Suddenly at His Residence is a 1946 crime novel by the British writer Christianna Brand. It is the third in a series featuring her detective Inspector Cockrill...

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Green for Danger

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Green for Danger is a popular 1944 detective novel by British writer Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime...

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1964 in literature

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Christopher Awdry) Nina Bawden – On the Run (also Three on the Run) Christianna Brand – Nurse Matilda Hesba Fay Brinsmead – Pastures of the Blue Crane Jeff...

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Deaths in March 1988

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composer. Rashid Bakr, 54, Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan. Christianna Brand, 80, British crime writer and children's author (Green for Danger)...

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