Fay Weldon

Weldon in Copenhagen, 2008

Fay Weldon (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was a British author, essayist and playwright.^[1] Weldon's most known work is her novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), which she wrote at the age of 52.

Weldon was born in Birmingham. She lived in New Zealand until the age of 15. She was married three times and had four children.

Weldon died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 91.^[2]

Fay Weldon Media

Appearing with Gerard Casey on British television discussion programme After Dark in 1997

References

↑ Steward, By Ian (9 November 2009) (in English). 'Hum of lesbianism' at girls' school. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/our-communities/3043279/Hum-of-lesbianism-at-girls-school. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
↑ Lea, Richard (4 January 2023). "Writer Fay Weldon dies aged 91". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/04/writer-fay-weldon-dies-aged-91. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

Other websites

Official website (archived)

[1] Steward, By Ian (9 November 2009) (in English). 'Hum of lesbianism' at girls' school. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/our-communities/3043279/Hum-of-lesbianism-at-girls-school. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[2] Lea, Richard (4 January 2023). "Writer Fay Weldon dies aged 91". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/04/writer-fay-weldon-dies-aged-91. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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