Margaret Forster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Forster

British writer

Date of Birth: 25-May-1938

Place of Birth: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2016

Profession: screenwriter, writer, historian, biographer, journalist, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Margaret Forster (25 May 1938 – 8 February 2016) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and literary critic.
She is best known for her 1965 novel Georgy Girl, which was made into a successful film of the same name and inspired a hit song by The Seekers, as well as her 2003 novel Diary of an Ordinary Woman; her biographies of Daphne du Maurier and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; and her memoirs Hidden Lives and Precious Lives.