Margery Allingham

Margery Louise Allingham (1904-1966) was born in London and attended The Perse High School for Girls in Cambridge, before returning to London and the Polytechnic for Speech-Training. Her father was the author, H. J. Allingham, and also the editor of The New London Journal, to which she contributed articles and Sexton Blake stories.

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1904 - 1966 - Cambridge - The New London Journal - Sexton Blake

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In 1928, she married Philip Youngman Carter, who collaborated with her and designed the jackets for many of her books. They lived on the edge of the Essex Marshes. Her famous fictional detective was Albert Campion, an upper-class character (played on television by Peter Davison).

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1928 - Albert Campion - Peter Davison

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