Dorothy Dunnett, OBE

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Dorothy Dunnett (Halliday), OBE

Also Known As: "Dorothy", "Lady Dunnett"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: November 09, 2001 (78)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Alexander Halliday and Dorothy Eveline Halliday
Wife of Sir Alastair Mactavish Dunnett

Occupation: Novelist; portrait artist
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About Dorothy Dunnett, OBE

Renown Author, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Dunnett
The Dorothy Dunnett (readers) Society is here: https://dunnettcentral.org/

Dorothy's first calling was as an artist, but after grumbling to her husband (Editor of the Edinburg Scotsman) about a scarcity of good historical fiction, she was encouraged to write some. She did her research and we all have enjoyed the result!

References

  • obituary “Dorothy Dunnett: Writer and artist who researched history and wrought from it more than 20 novels spanning continents and centuries.” Magnus Linklater, The Guardian. Thu 15 Nov 2001
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 19 2021, 0:19:27 UTC
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 19 2021, 0:23:52 UTC
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Dorothy Dunnett, OBE's Timeline

1923
August 25, 1923
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
2001
November 9, 2001
Age 78
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom