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Joan Hickson (1) (1906–1998)

Author of Marple: The Classic Mysteries Collection (Caribbean Mystery / 4:50 from Paddington / Moving Finger / Nemesis / At Bertram's Hotel / Murder at Vicarage / Sleeping Murder / They Do It with Mirrors / Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side)

For other authors named Joan Hickson, see the disambiguation page.

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The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) — Narrator, some editions — 6,183 copies
A Murder Is Announced (1950) — Narrator, some editions — 4,680 copies
4.50 from Paddington (1957) — Narrator, some editions — 4,635 copies
The Moving Finger (1942) — Narrator, some editions — 4,021 copies
A Caribbean Mystery (1964) — Narrator, some editions — 3,653 copies
Nemesis (1971) — Narrator, some editions — 3,646 copies
Murder with Mirrors (1952) — Narrator, some editions — 3,403 copies
The Thirteen Problems (1932) — Narrator, some editions — 3,355 copies
Miss Marple's Final Cases (1979) — Narrator, some editions — 1,077 copies
Theatre of Blood [1973 film] (1973) — Actor — 48 copies
Miss Marple: The Complete Collection (2015) — Actor — 26 copies
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library / A Murder Is Announced / A Pocketful of Rye [Videorecording] (2002) — Actor — 25 copies
The Bloodstained Pavement and Other Stories (1987) — Narrator, some editions — 23 copies
Miss Marple Investigates (1986) — Narrator, some editions — 21 copies
The Four Suspects [short story] (1930) — Narrator, some editions — 21 copies
Death by Drowning and Other Stories (1992) — Narrator, some editions — 21 copies
Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors [1991 TV movie] (1991) 17 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Set One [Videorecording] (1987) — Actor — 16 copies
The Miss Marple Collection [12 Disc Box Set] (2012) — Actor — 15 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Collection 1 [Videorecording] (2015) — Actor — 13 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage [and] Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis [Videorecording] (2001) — Actor; Actor, some editions — 11 copies
Great Expectations [1981 TV mini series] (2005) 10 copies
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder [and] Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington [Videorecording] (1991) 10 copies
Agatha Christie Miss Marple: The Moving Finger [and] Agatha Christie Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel [Videorecording] (2006) — Actor — 10 copies
Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage [1986 TV movie] (1986) — Actor — 9 copies
Agathie Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery [and] Agathie Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd From Side… (1992) 9 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple - The Body in the Library [1984 TV movie] (1984) 8 copies
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington [1987 TV movie] (1987) — Actor — 8 copies
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder [1987 TV movie] (1987) — Actor — 7 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Set Two [Videorecording] (2002) — Actor; Actor — 6 copies
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel [1987 TV movie] (1987) — Actor — 6 copies
The Herb of Death and Other Stories (1989) — Narrator, some editions — 6 copies
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced [1985 TV movie] (1985) — Actor — 6 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side [1992 TV movie] (1992) — Actor — 6 copies
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye [1985 TV movie] (1985) — Actor — 6 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Volume 3 [Videorecording] (2015) — Actor — 6 copies
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery [1989 TV movie] (1989) — Actor — 5 copies
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger [1985 TV movie] (1985) 4 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis [1987 TV movie] (1987) 4 copies
Century [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 3 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Collection 4 [Videorecording] (1989) 3 copies
Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection (Murder Is Easy/Caribbean Mystery/Murder with Mirrors/Thirteen for… (2013) 3 copies
Friends [1971 film] (2008) — Actor — 3 copies
Death by Drowning [and] The Plymouth Express (2005) — Narrator — 3 copies
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Collection 3 [Videorecording] 2 copies
The Agatha Christie Crime Anthology Collection — Actor — 2 copies
The Agatha Christie Megaset Collection: Miss Marple & Poirot (2004) — Actor — 2 copies
Great Detectives Anthology (Poirot / Miss Marple / Sherlock Holmes) — Actor, some editions — 1 copy
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library [and] Miss Marple: The Moving Finger [Videorecording] — Performer — 1 copy
Murder Most British [abridged audio] — Narrator — 1 copy
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple — Actor — 1 copy
Miss Marple Stories: The Herb of Death; The Affair at the Bungalow (1991) — Narrator — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1906-08-05
Date of death
1998-10-17
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Occupations
actor
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire

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Miss Marple – The Murder at the Vicarage & 4.50… by Joan Hickson
Two of the best Miss Marple adaptations done by the BBC with Joan Hickson as the title character. Excellent period atmosphere and a minimum of tampering with the books. Very strong casts in both.
 
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