Christie,Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa

Christie,Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa
Chris·tie (krĭsʹtē), Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa. 1890-1976.
British writer of more than 70 detective novels, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and And Then There Were None (1940). She also wrote plays, including The Mousetrap (1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (1954).

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  • Christie, Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) — born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British detective novelist and playwright. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), introduced Hercule Poirot, the eccentric Belgian detective… …   Universalium

  • Christie, Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) — (15 sep. 1890, Torquay, Devon, Inglaterra–12 ene. 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire). Escritora de novelas detectivescas y dramaturga británica. En su primera novela, El misterioso caso de Styles (1920), estrenó a Hércules Poirot, excéntrico… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller — Agatha Christie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Christie. Agatha Christie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Christie, Dame Agatha — ▪ British author in full  Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie,  née  Miller  born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire  English detective novelist (detective story) and playwright whose books have sold… …   Universalium

  • Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie — noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890 1976) • Syn: ↑Christie, ↑Agatha Christie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie — Tafel mit Foto zu Ehren Agatha Christies an der Außenwand der Torre Abtei in ihrer Geburtsstadt Torquay Dame Agatha Christie, DBE [ˈæɡəθə ˈkɹɪsti] (* 15. September 1890 in Torquay, Graf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Agatha Christie — noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890 1976) • Syn: ↑Christie, ↑Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Agatha Christie …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mary — /mair ee/, n. 1. Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus. 2. the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Luke 10:38 42; John 11:1,2. 3. See Mary, Queen of Scots. 4. (Princess Victoria Mary of Teck) 1867 1953, Queen of England 1910 36 (wife of George… …   Universalium

  • dame — /daym/, n. 1. (cap.) (in Britain) a. the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. b. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. 2. (formerly) a form of address to any woman… …   Universalium

  • Dame — (as used in expressions) Andrews, Dame Julie Ashcroft, Dame Peggy Christie, Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Compton Burnett, Dame Ivy Cooper, Dame Gladys De Valois, Dame Ninette Dench, Dame Judi(th Olivia) Evans, Dame Edith (Mary) Fields, Dame Gracie …   Enciclopedia Universal

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