Author. Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert was a British author who wrote under several psuedonyms: Victoria Holt, Phillipa Carr, and Jean Plaidy were the most recognizable. She wrote over 200 gothic novels or novels of romantic suspense, selling over 100 million copies by the time of her death. She died on the cruise ship Sea Princess between Athens and Port Said, Egypt, while on her annual winter trip. By her request as a private person, neither an exact cause of death or details of burial were ever released to the public.
Author. Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert was a British author who wrote under several psuedonyms: Victoria Holt, Phillipa Carr, and Jean Plaidy were the most recognizable. She wrote over 200 gothic novels or novels of romantic suspense, selling over 100 million copies by the time of her death. She died on the cruise ship Sea Princess between Athens and Port Said, Egypt, while on her annual winter trip. By her request as a private person, neither an exact cause of death or details of burial were ever released to the public.
Bio by: Kathy Padgett Baker
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
