Elizabeth MacKintosh | |
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| Born | Elizabeth MacKintosh 25 July 1896 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 13 February 1952 (aged 55) London, England |
| Pen name | Josephine Tey, Gordon Daviot |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Inverness Royal Academy, Anstey Physical Training College |
| Genres | plays, novels |
Elizabeth MacKintosh (25 July 1896 – 13 February 1952), known by the pen name Josephine Tey, was a Scottish author. Her novel The Daughter of Time, a detective work investigating the death of the Princes in the Tower, was chosen by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990 as the greatest crime novel of all time.[1] Her first play Richard of Bordeaux, written under another pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, starred John Gielgud in its successful West End run.