1903 - 1993
Margaret Landon American Writer
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Margaret Landon was previously married to Kenneth Landon (I) (1927).
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American Writer Margaret Landon was born Margaret Dorothea Mortenson on 7th September, 1903 in Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA and passed away on 4th Dec 1993 Alexandria, Virginia, USA aged 90. She is most remembered for Anna and the King of Siam. Her zodiac sign is Virgo.
Margaret Landon is a member of the following lists: American novelists, 1993 deaths and People from Evanston, Illinois.
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| Married | 1 |
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Details
| First Name |
Margaret
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| Last Name |
Landon
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| Full Name at Birth |
Margaret Dorothea Mortenson
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| Alternative Name |
Margaret Landon, Margaret Dorothea Mortenson
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| Birthday |
7th September, 1903
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| Birthplace |
Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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| Died |
4th December, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Stroke
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| Buried |
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Methodist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Evanston Township High School
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| University |
Wheaton College
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| Occupation Text |
Writer | Miscellaneous Crew, Presbyterian missionary
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
Anna and the King of Siam
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| Official Websites |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_and_the_King_of_Siam_(novel), www.findagrave.com/memorial/19385168
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Margaret Landon (September 7, 1903 – December 4, 1993) was an American writer known for Anna and the King of Siam, her best-selling 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens which eventually sold over a million copies and was translated into more than twenty languages. In 1950, Landon sold the musical play rights to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who created the musical The King and I from her book. A later work, Never Dies the Dream, appeared in 1949.
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