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Apr 23, 1895 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand Died on 18 Feb 1982 (aged 86)
New Zealand writer
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About Ngaio Marsh
- 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.
