biography
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Orczy, Emma (Magdalena Rosalia Marie Josepha Barbara), Baroness
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pronunciation:
[awtsee, awksee]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1865–1947)
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| biography:
| Novelist and playwright, born in Tarna-Eörs, NEC Hungary. The family settled in London in 1880. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) was the first success in her long writing career. It was followed by many popular adventure romances, including The Elusive Pimpernel (1908). The first of the Scarlet Pimpernel films appeared in 1934, directed by Alexander Korda, with Leslie Howard in the leading role. |
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