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- Birth nameMary Margaret Kaye
- M.M. Kaye was born on August 21, 1908 in Simla, India. She was a writer, known for The Far Pavilions, The Far Pavilions (1984) and Jackanory (1965). She was married to Godfrey John Hamilton, DSO. She died on January 29, 2004 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
- SpouseGodfrey John Hamilton, DSO(1942 - 1985) (his death, 2 children)
- She spent a happy childhood in India, was sent away to a dreary British boarding school at about the age of 10, returned to India and later was to travel with her family throughout Asia. After her father's death, she lived again for a while in England and began a career writing mysteries and children's books. Her year of birth has been given variously as 1908, 1909 and 1911.
- Made Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1980.
- Wrote children's books under the name "Mollie Hamilton" and crime fiction as "M.M. Kaye".
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