Miss Jean Brodie creator Muriel Spark passes away
16th Apr 2006, 15:48 GMT
Author Muriel Spark, creator of the satirical character Miss Jean Brodie, died in Italy on Friday at the age of 88. The writer, whose acerbic sense of humor attracted admirers and critics alike, was made the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993. Spark's death was announced by Massimiliano Dindalini, the mayor of the village of Civitella della Chiana, which had been Spark's home for the last three decades.
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