Barbara Cartland

Novelist

Birthday July 9, 1901

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE May 21, 2000 (98)

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About

A prolific and commercially successful British author, she is known for her romance novels. Her more than 700 books sold nearly 800 million copies worldwide.

Before Fame

Early in her career, she wrote a gossip column for The Daily Express. She published her debut novel, Jigsaw, in 1922.

Trivia

She had a brief stint as an aviator.

Family Life

She was the daughter of a British Army officer. She was married twice and had three children.

Associated With

She is the step-grandmother of Princess Diana.