Winifred Watson

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birthname = Winifred Eileen Watson
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nationality = British
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notableworks = "Fell Top" "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day"
spouse = Leslie Pickering
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Winifred Eileen Watson (20 October 1906 - 5 August 2002) was an English writer. She is most well known for her novel, "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day", which was adapted into a major motion picture of the same name.

Biography

Winifred Watson lived her life in Newcastle upon Tyne. Although she was expected to attend university, as had her sisters, she was unable due to the depression, and its impact on her father's business. She began working as a typist to help support the family. She wrote her first novel, "Fell Top", during the slow mornings after a dare from her brother-in-law. After finishing "Fell Top", she put the manuscript away and did not attempt to publish until years later when her sister saw an advertisement from a publisher. The publisher accepted "Fell Top" and asked if there were any more manuscripts.

With the exception of "Miss Pettigrew", all of Watson's novels are set in the countryside. "Miss Pettigrew lives for a day", was Watson's third novel and was initially rejected. Watson had wanted to write a fun story after her work on two dramas. She and her publisher compromised and she agreed to write another drama set in the country similar to her previous work. "Miss Pettigrew" was an immediate success in England, Australia and the United States. It was translated and published in France, and was about to be printed in Germany when World War II started.

Watson married Leslie Pickering in January 1936, and they had one son, Keith Pickering.

Bibliography

* "Fell Top", written in 1935
* "Odd Shoes", written in 1936
* "Hope, Step, Jump"
* "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day", written in 1935
* "Upyonder", written in 1938
* "Leave and bequeath", written in 1943

External Links

* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/winifred-watson-640426.html Obituary]
* http://www.filminfocus.com/film/miss_pettigrew_lives_for_a_day/castncrew?member=winifred_watson

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NAME= Watson, Winifred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Watson, Winifred Eileen
SHORT DESCRIPTION= British novelist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1906-10-20
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DATE OF DEATH= 2002-08-05
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