Muriel Spark Profession: Author Nationality: Scottish Why Famous: Award-winning Scottish novelist, best known for her 1961 novel "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". Born: February 1, 1918 Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Generation: Greatest Generation Chinese Zodiac: Snake Star Sign: Aquarius Died: April 13, 2006 (aged 88) Married Life 1937-09-03 Author Muriel Spark (19) weds teacher Sidney Oswald Spark in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia Historical Events 1969-02-24 "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" film based on novel by Muriel Spark directed by Ronald Neame, starring Maggie Smith (Academy Award Best Actress) premieres in London Famous Authors Anton Chekhov Dorothy Parker Edgar Allan Poe Erle Stanley Gardner Margaret Mitchell Tove Jansson
Anton Chekhov
Dorothy Parker
Edgar Allan Poe
Erle Stanley Gardner
Margaret Mitchell
Tove Jansson