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Also Known As Penelope Ruth Mortimer • Penelope Fletcher • Penelope Dimont
Born September 19, 1918 • Rhyl • Wales
Died October 19, 1999 (aged 81) • London • England
Awards And Honors Costa Book Awards (1979)
Notable Works “Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting”
Notable Family Members spouse Sir John Mortimer
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