Dorothy Dunnett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Dunnett

British writer

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1923

Place of Birth: Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Nov-2001

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dorothy Dunnett (née Halliday, 25 August 1923 – 9 November 2001) was a Scottish historical novelist.
She is best known for her six-part series about Francis Crawford of Lymond, The Lymond Chronicles, which she followed with the eight-part prequel The House of Niccolò.
She also wrote a novel about the historical Macbeth called King Hereafter (1982), and a series of mystery novels centred on Johnson Johnson, a portrait painter/spy.