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Doris Lessing

Writer

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Her most noted books include "The Golden Notebook" (1962), a feminist classic, "Briefing for a Descent into Hell" (1971), "Memoirs of a Survivor" (1974) and the "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series (1979-1983). See more trivia »

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Doris May Tayler
in Kermanshah, Persia (now Iran)
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2013 Two Mothers (novel)
 
2001 Rue du retrait (book "The Diary of a Good Neighbour")
 
1991 Un homme et deux femmes (shorts Un homme et deux femmes; L'Un, l'autre; Notre amie Judith)
 
1984 Rakkauskirje (TV movie) (short story "An Unposted Love Letter")
 
1981 Memoirs of a Survivor (novel)
 
1981 Killing Heat (novel "The Grass Is Singing")
 
1969 Tigerlek (TV movie) (play)
 
1967 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– Play with a Tiger (1967) (play)
 
1967 Half Hour Story (TV series)
– Between Men (1967) (writer)
 
1966 Blackmail (TV series)
– Please Do Not Disturb (1966) (writer)
– Care and Protection (1966) (writer)
 
1963 Maupassant (TV series)
– Consequences (1963) (adaptation)
– Foolish Wives (1963) (adaptation)
– Bachelors (1963) (adaptation)
– Husbands and Wives (1963) (adaptation)
– The Story of a Farm Girl (1963) (adaptation)
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1963 Love Story (TV series)
– The Habit of Loving (1963) (writer)
 
1962 Studio 4 (TV series)
– The Grass Is Singing (1962) (novel)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2008 Imagine (TV series)
Herself
– Doris Lessing: The Hostess and the Alien (2008) … Herself
 
2005 Mère fille, pour la vie (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Herself
– Doris Lessing (2005) … Herself
 
1999 Avisa'ns quan arribi el 2000 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.32 (1999) … Herself
 
1997 Un siècle d'écrivains (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Doris Lessing (1997) … Herself
 
1994 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Doris Lessing: A Part of Me (1994) … Herself
 
1985 Opinions (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
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2008 Catalunya.cat (TV documentary)
Herself (voice)
 
2007 The Colbert Report (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1962) Her play, "Play with a Tiger," was performed at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Siobhan McKenna, William Russell, Maureen Pryor, Godfrey Quigley, Anne Lawson, and Alex Viespi in the cast. Ted Kotcheff was director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jane Somers
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Personal Quote:

On growth: Long after an experience...it is seen quite differently. See more »

Trivia:

Her most noted books include "The Golden Notebook" (1962), a feminist classic, "Briefing for a Descent into Hell" (1971), "Memoirs of a Survivor" (1974) and the "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series (1979-1983). See more »

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