Person    | Female  Born 15/4/1916  Died 9/4/1997

Helene Hanff

Categories: Literature

Countries: USA

Born Philadelphia. Wrote 84 Charing Cross Road in 1970. Later made into a play and film.

Died New York City. The apartment building where she lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing Cross House" and a plaque erected.

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