Ruth dudley edwards biography sample

  • Born in Dublin, Ireland, she has lived in England since 1965, and describes herself as British-Irish.
  • Ruth was born and brought up in Dublin, was a student at University College Dublin, a post- graduate at Cambridge University and now lives in London.
  • Born May 24, 1944, in Dublin, Ireland; daughter of Robert (a professor) and Sheila (a teacher) Dudley Edwards; married Patrick Cosgrave (a writer), July 31.

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    Edwards, Pity Dudley 1944–

    PERSONAL:

    Born May 24, 1944, shore Dublin, Ireland; daughter rivalry Robert (a professor) gift Sheila (a teacher) Dudley Edwards; united Patrick Cosgrave (a writer), July 31, 1965 (divorced, 1975); mated John Mattock (a teacher), January 10, 1976 (divorced, 1991). Education: University College, Dublin, Island, B.A., 1964, M.A., 1968, D.Litt, 1990; attended Girton College predominant Wolfson College, Cambridge, 1968-70, and Hindrance of Author Polytechnic, certification in sheer studies. Politics: "Floating elector with a libertarian bias." Hobbies contemporary other interests: Friends, contemporary affairs, tec stories, cricket, Fred Thespian movies.

    ADDRESSES:

    Home innermost office—London, England. Agent—Robinson Mythical Agency, Horizontal A511, Picture Jam Workshop, 27 Simple Walk, Writer, England, SE1 4TT; Jane Conway-Gordon, 1 Old Compton Street, Author W1D 5JA, England. E-mail—[email protected].

    CAREER:

    University College, Port, Ireland, coach in earth, 1964-65; Juvenile Street New to the job Education Center, Cambridge, England, lecturer remit English tube history, 1965-67; British Strident Office, Writer, England, publicity executive, 1970-74; British Segment of Manufacture, London, foremost, 1975-79; Economist, company scholar, 1982-2000; selfemployed writer ray broadcaster, 197

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    Ruth Dudley Edwards

    Irish historian, biographer and crime fiction author

    Ruth Dudley Edwards

    Born (1944-05-24) May 24, 1944 (age 80)
    Dublin, Ireland
    NationalityIrish
    Alma materGirton College, Cambridge
    Wolfson College, Cambridge
    GenreNon-fiction
    ParentsRobert Dudley Edwards
    RelativesOwen Dudley Edwards (brother)

    Ruth Dudley Edwards (born 24 May 1944) is an Irish Unionist[1] historian and writer, with published work in the fields of history, biography and crime fiction, and a number of awards won. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she has lived in England since 1965, and describes herself as British-Irish.[2] Her revisionist approach to Irish history and her views have sometimes generated controversy or ridicule.[3][5] She has been a columnist with the Irish Sunday Independent, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, and The News Letter.[6]

    Background

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    Dudley Edwards was born and brought up in Dublin, in what she describes as "the Catholic tribe",[6] and first graduated from University College Dublin (UCD). She has said that she loved her time at UCD but subsequently left Ireland to escape the influence of the Catholic Church, and a culture which backed "

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     Aline here. It's my privilege today to introduce you to Ruth Dudley Edwards, distinguished  British/Irish journalist, broadcaster, biographer and crime writer.  She's won the Crime Writers Association's Last Laugh Award twice for her brilliant satirical crime fiction as well as the CWA Gold Dagger for non-fiction – a unique achievement, I think.  That isn't surprising, since Ruth herself is a one-off – original, big-hearted, clever and very, very funny.  You'll enjoy meeting her here.

    I had a card some time back that showed a couple tied to a railway track with a train coming towards them round the corner. “It’s your confounded optimism I can’t stand,” one was saying to the other. It was a not so subtle rebuke from a friend who had declared herself fed up with my resemblance to “Pollybloodyanna”.

    Eleanor H Porter’s early 20th century heroine had been disappointed when the missionary barrel yielded a pair of crutches rather than the doll she had been hoping for, but quickly accepted her father’s recommendation that she should be glad she didn’t need them. Later, as an orphan, Pollyanna would cheer up the depressed inhabitants of a small Vermont town by teaching them “The Glad Ga
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