Ngaio Marsh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ngaio Marsh

New Zealand writer

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1895

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1982

Profession: screenwriter, writer, stage actor, theater director, novelist, film actor, autobiographer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dame Ngaio Marsh (; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982), born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a New Zealand crime writer and theatre director.
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966.Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.
Sayers, and Margery Allingham.
She is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). The Ngaio Marsh Award is awarded annually for the best New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller fiction writing.