Helen Dunmore

January 5, 2024
Poet

Quick Facts

Helen Dunmore
Full Name Helen Dunmore
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Dec 12, 1952(1952-12-12)
Age 72
Date Of Death 2017-06-05
Birthplace Beverly Hills
Country United States
Birth City California
Horoscope Sagittarius

Helen Dunmore Biography

Name Helen Dunmore
Birthday Dec 12
Birth Year 1952
Place Of Birth Beverly Hills
Home Town California
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Parents Betty Dunmore, Maurice Dunmore
Spouse Francis Charnley
Children(s) Tess Charnley, Patrick Charnley

Helen Dunmore is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on December 12, 1952 in Beverly Hills, California, United States. She is an English poet, novelist, and children’s author. Her World War II- themed book, The Siege, is her most well-known work. Mourning Ruby, A Spell of Winter are two other novels that she is well-known for.

She judged literary submissions for T.S. Eliot Prize.

Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children’s writer. She won the National Poetry Competition award.

She studied English at the University of York, and lived in Finland for two years (1973–75) and worked as a teacher. She lived after that in Bristol. Dunmore was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). Some of Dunmore’s children’s books are included in reading schemes for use in schools.

She was one of four kids growing up and then gave birth to multiple children.

Helen Dunmore Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Helen Dunmore is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Helen Dunmore 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended the University of York, and then worked in Finland as a teacher. In 1994, she published Zennor in Darkness (her first novel).

Her novel A Spell of Winter was awarded the 1996 Orange Prize for Fiction.

Dunmore was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, in 1952, the second of four children of Betty (née Smith) and Maurice Dunmore. She attended (briefly) Nottingham Girls’ High School, then a direct grant grammar school.

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Who is Helen Dunmore Dating?

According to our records, Helen Dunmore married to Francis Charnley. As of December 1, 2023, Helen Dunmore’s is not dating anyone.

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Helen Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Helen Dunmore celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

Top Facts about Helen Dunmore

  1. Helen Dunmore was a British poet, novelist and children’s writer.
  2. She wrote 12 novels, including “A Spell of Winter”.
  3. Dunmore won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996.
  4. Her poetry collections include “The Sea Skater” and “Glad of These Times”.
  5. She also wrote short stories and non-fiction books.
  6. Dunmore was born in Yorkshire in 1952 and died in 2017.
  7. She studied at the University of York and taught creative writing.
  8. Her work often explores themes of memory, love, loss and nature.
  9. Dunmore was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
  10. Her final novel, “Birdcage Walk”, was published posthumously in 2017.

How old was Helen Dunmore when she died?

64 years (1952–2017)

Is Helen Dunmore alive?

June 5, 2017

Where is Helen Dunmore from?

Beverley, United Kingdom

Where did Helen Dunmore live?

In an age of self-involvement, Dunmore never wrote a memoir. In an age of intrusive interviews, she kept journalists at a kindly distance. She lived in Cliftonwood, Bristol – the setting for her superb and poignant last novel, Birdcage Walk (2017).

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