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Freeman, Gillian
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Gillian Freeman was born in London, England on December 5, 1929. She graduated from the University of Reading in 1951. Before becoming an author, she worked as copywriter and schoolteacher. Her first novel, The Liberty Man, was published in 1955. Her other novels included Fall of Innocence, Jack Would Be a Gentleman, The Leather Boys, The Leader, The Alabaster Egg, and Nazi Lady: The Diaries of Elisabeth von Stahlenberg, 1933-1948. She wrote several screenplays including The Leather Boys and That Cold Day in the Park. She also wrote scenarios for Kenneth MacMillan's ballets Mayerling and Isadora. She died from complications of dementia on February 23, 2019 at the age of 89.
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