Anne Hart | |
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Born | Margaret Eleanor Anne Hill October 7, 1935 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | October 9, 2019 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 84)
Occupation | Library research professor, author |
Genre | Biography |
Notable works | The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple, The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot |
Notable awards | Order of Canada |
Children | Susan Hart, Peter Hart, Stephen Hart[1] |
Margaret Eleanor Anne Hart (née Hill) CM (October 7, 1935 – October 9, 2019) was a Canadian author who specialized in biographies. She was best known for her Agatha Christie character biographies: The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple and The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot, and for her role as head of the Centre for Newfoundland Studies from 1976 until her retirement on January 1, 1998.[2] In 2004, Hart was made a Member of the Order of Canada for her "lasting contributions to the cultural life of her province."[3]