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18 de abr. de 2024 · Agatha Christie, English detective novelist and playwright whose books have sold more than 100 million copies and have been translated into some 100 languages. Her first novel, in 1920, introduced her eccentric and egotistic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot; Miss Jane Marple first appeared in 1930.
- Eden Phillpotts
Eden Phillpotts was a British novelist, poet, and dramatist...
- Sir Max Mallowan
Mallowan married the novelist and playwright Agatha Christie...
- Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov (born April 16, 1921, London, England—died...
- Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard (born July 3, 1937, Zlín, Czechoslovakia [now...
- Eden Phillpotts
- Murder on The Orient Express
- Death on The Nile
- See How They Run and A Haunting in Venice
- TV Miniseries: Ordeal by Innocence and The Pale Horse
In 1974, Albert Finney starred as detective Poirot in a film version of Murder on the Orient Express, featuring an ensemble cast that included Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, and Vanessa Redgrave. Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, with Finney receiving a Best Actor nomination and the movie earning a nod for ada...
In 1978, Death on the Nile premiered and starred Peter Ustinov as Poirot, along with Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, and Angela Lansbury in supporting roles. Meanwhile, for a 2022 remake, Branagh again played Poirot alongside Annette Bening, Gal Gadot, and Armie Hammer.
Also in 2022, the mystery spoof See How They Run, starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan, took inspiration from Christie’s play The Mousetrap and featured Shirley Henderson as a fictional version of the author. A year later, Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party served as the basis for another Poirot movie mystery, A Haunting in Venice.
Several of Christie’s works have been adapted for the small screen in the form of TV miniseries, including And Then There Were None (2015); The Witness for the Prosecution (2016); The ABC Murders (2018), starring John Malkovich as Poirot; Ordeal By Innocence (2018); The Pale Horse (2020); and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?(2022). 1. People often ask me...
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller (Torquay, 15 de septiembre de 1890-Wallingford, 12 de enero de 1976), conocida como Agatha Christie, fue una escritora y dramaturga británica especializada en el género policial, por cuyo trabajo obtuvo reconocimiento a nivel internacional. [1]
Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie became, and remains, the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation.
Agatha Christie (Torquay, Reino Unido, 1891 - Wallingford, id., 1976) Autora inglesa del género policíaco, sin duda una de las más prolíficas y leídas del siglo XX. Hija de un próspero rentista de Nueva York que murió cuando ella tenía once años de edad, recibió educación privada hasta la adolescencia y después estudió canto en París.
Escritora británica. Una de las grandes escritoras del género policial. Obras: Diez negritos, Asesinato en el Orient Express... Género: Novela, cuento, teatro... Movimiento: Knox's Commandments. Padres: Frederick Alvah Miller y Clarisa Margaret Boehmer. Cónyuges: Archibald Christie (1914-1928), Max Mallowan (1930-1976) Hijos: Rosalind Hicks.
