Penelope Mortimer
Mortimer, Penelope Ruth Fletcher
September 19, 1918 – October 19, 1999 (aged 81)
Birth place: Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK
British journalist, biographer & novelist. Formerly married to writer John Mortimer. The movie of her novel The Pumpkin Eater was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar (for Anne Bancroft).