P. D. James

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Aug 03, 1920 (104 years old)
Death date
Nov 27, 2014

P. D. James

Known For

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
1h 0m
TV Show 2013

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to Agatha Christie's best known stories.

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
0h 29m
Movie 1995

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

A making of featurette about the translation of the classic Jane Austen-novel into a screenplay, filled with interviews with the director, the screenwriter, leading make up, costume and others.

Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen
0h 50m
Movie 1995

Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen

Biography

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (August 3, 1920 – November 27, 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh. James was born in Oxford, the daughter of Sidney Victor James, a tax inspector, and his wife, Dorot...