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Rumer Godden (1907–1998)

Rumer Godden was brought up in India at the turn of the century. Her father worked for the Bengal Steamship Company and the family travelled around the India of The British Raj quite a bit. Rumer was a precocious child and wrote her auto-biography when she was only 6! As she grew up she became fascinated by the Indian peoples and the Hindu religion... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1996 The Peacock Spring (TV movie) (novel)
 
1991 The Wish That Changed Christmas (TV movie) (book "The Story of Holly and Ivy")
 
1982-1983 All for Love (TV series)
Fireworks for Elspeth (1983) (short story)
L'Elegance (1982) (book)
 
1976 Kizzy (TV series)
The Bonfire (1976) (novel "The Didakoi")
No Escape (1976) (novel "The Didakoi")
Into Care (1976) (novel "The Didakoi")
She Can't Stay There! (1976) (novel "The Didakoi")
What Shall We Do with Kizzy? (1976) (novel "The Didakoi")
 
1975 In This House of Brede (TV movie) (novel)
 
1961 Loss of Innocence (novel "The Greengage Summer" / screenplay)
 
1958 Innocent Sinners (novel "An Episode of Sparrows")
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
An Episode of Sparrows (1956) (novel)
 
1951 The River (novel / screenplay)
 
1948 Enchantment (novel "Take Three Tenses")
 
1947 Black Narcissus (adapted from the novel by)
 
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1995 Bookmark (TV series)
Herself
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair (1995) … Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: Black Narcissus Publisher: Pan-Books isbn 0330324705 See more »

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3 Print Biographies  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. ...She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up. See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1993 for her services to literature. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius