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Penny <I>Wallace</I>

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Penny Wallace Famous memorial

Original Name
Margaret Penelope June Wallace
Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
13 Jan 1997 (aged 73)
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Burial
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Add to Map
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Author. She was the daughter of author Edgar Wallace and his second wife Violet Ethel King. Like her father, she became an author of crime novels, though she never matched his success. She wrote five novels: "The Sleep-Walking Monkey" (1979), "A Clutch of Bastards" (1980), "Death and Holly" (1982), and "Kensington Gore" (1985).
Except for "A Clutch of Bastards," her novels were only published in Germany. In 1968 She founded the Edgar Wallace Society, of which she was president until her death. In the 1980s, she became chair of the London Press Club. She was also chair of the Crime Writers' Association.
Author. She was the daughter of author Edgar Wallace and his second wife Violet Ethel King. Like her father, she became an author of crime novels, though she never matched his success. She wrote five novels: "The Sleep-Walking Monkey" (1979), "A Clutch of Bastards" (1980), "Death and Holly" (1982), and "Kensington Gore" (1985).
Except for "A Clutch of Bastards," her novels were only published in Germany. In 1968 She founded the Edgar Wallace Society, of which she was president until her death. In the 1980s, she became chair of the London Press Club. She was also chair of the Crime Writers' Association.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246130238/penny: accessed ), memorial page for Penny Wallace (30 May 1923–13 Jan 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 246130238, citing Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.