| Ngaio Marsh (–1982)Includes the names: Ngaio, Ngaio Mar, naiomarsh, Marsh Naio, Nagio Marsh, Ngaio Marsh, Ngaio Marsh, Ngaio March, NGAJO MARSH, NAGIO MARSH ... (see complete list), Ngaoi Marsh, Naigo Marsh, Ngiao Marsh, Nagaio Marsh, Ngaio Maarsh, Ngaio Marsch, Nagaio Marsh, Ngaio Marshová, Dame Ngaio Marsh, Ngaio Marsh: Omnibus 25,977 (28,789) | 563 | 677 | (3.69) | 69 | 0 | Ngaio Marsh was born on April 23, 1895 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She attended St. Mary's College and Canterbury University. She worked in the theater acting, producing, and even painting scenery. She was a partner in an interior decorating business in England from 1928 to 1932. She later returned to New Zealand and produced plays for a Shakespearean repertory company. She also worked with the Drama Department of Canterbury University. During World War II, she served in the New Zealand Red Cross Transport Unit. She traveled to England frequently and founded the British Commonwealth Theatre Company in 1949. Her first novel, A Man Lay Dead, was published in 1934. She wrote more than 40 books including the Roderick Alleyn Mysteries series and Black Beech and Honeydew. She also wrote theatrical and television plays. She was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1949 and was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. The Mystery Writers of America named her a Grand Master in 1977. She died on February 18, 1982 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from A Man Lay Dead … (more) |
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Ngaio Marsh has 3 past events. (show)  Northshire Classic Mystery Reading Group Northshire Classic Mystery Reading Group will meet Friday January 9th at 2pm in bookstore conference room. This group will meet every other month for a discussion of two classic mystery titles. Titles: Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham and Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh. Please stop by the bookstore and pick up your copies and receive a 20% discount.
For further information or to join this group contact Louise Jones ljones@northshire.com
Location: Street: Northshire Bookstore Conference Room Additional: 4869 Main Street City: Manchester Center, Province: Vermont Postal Code: 05255 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
Mystery Loves Company Book Club Ngaio Marsh, Inspector Alleyn Series. Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Upstairs Reading Lounge. No registration necessary. (DougCoLibraries)
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| Gender | | Nationality | | Country (for map) | | Birthplace | | Place of death | | Cause of death | | Places of residence | | Education | | Occupations | | Relationships | | Organizations | | Awards and honors | | Agents | | Short biography | Ngaio Marsh was the pen name of Edith Ngaio Marsh, born in Christchurch, New Zealand to English immigrants. Her name, pronounced "ny-o," was a Maori word meaning "reflections on the water." She attended the private St. Margaret’s College, where she showed an aptitude for acting and writing, producing poetry, prose and plays.
In 1913 she entered Canterbury College School of Art and left in 1919 in order to become a professional painter. The opportunity to tour with the Allan Wilkie Shakespeare Company delayed her plans until later in the 1920s. In 1928, Marsh made her first visit to England, where she worked in the theatre, interior design, and travel writing. She began writing novels and soon embarked on a prolific crime-writing career. In 1934, she published A Man Lay Dead, featuring the very English Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn. During World War II, she served in a New Zealand Red Cross Transport Unit, driving repatriated soldiers in a hospital bus. By the 1950s, Marsh was considered a “Queen of Crime” along with Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Marsh was passionately attached to her native country and returned to live in New Zealand but made frequent trips to England and other countries. She became a leader of the New Zealand theatre, mounting numerous Shakespeare plays. In her career, Ngaio Marsh wrote 32 novels and an autobiography, Black Beech and Honeydew (1965). She never married. Margaret Lewis wrote an authorized biography, Ngaio Marsh, A Life in 1991. New Zealand art historian Joanne Drayton's biography, Ngaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime, was published in 2008.  | |
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