Brenda Maddox

Brenda Maddox

BornBrenda Murphy
(1932-02-24)February 24, 1932
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 2019(2019-06-16) (aged 87)
OccupationBiographer
Journalist
Alma materHarvard University
London School of Economics
Notable worksRosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
Notable awardsSuffrage Science award (2011)
Spouse
(m. 1960)
[1]
ChildrenBronwen Maddox
Bruno Maddox

Brenda, Lady Maddox FRSL (née Murphy; February 24, 1932 – June 16, 2019)[1] was an American writer and biographer, who spent most of her adult life living and working in the UK, from 1959 until her death.[2] She is best known for her biographies, including of Nora Barnacle, the wife of James Joyce, and for her semi-autobiographical book, The Half-Parent: Living with Other People's Children.

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  2. ^ Rocco, Fiammetta (June 28, 2019). "Brenda Maddox obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 2, 2019.