P. D. James

The Right Honourable

The Baroness James of Holland Park

OBE FRSA FRSL
The Right Honourable; The Baroness James of Holland Park; OBE FRSA FRSL
	James in 2013
Born	Phyllis Dorothy James; 3 August 1920; Oxford, England
Died	27 November 2014 (aged 94); Oxford, England
Pen name	P. D. James
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Crime fiction; thriller; dystopian fiction;
Spouse	Ernest Connor Bantry White (m. 1941; died 1964)
Children	2
	PD James's voice from the BBC programme Front Row, 3 June 2013.

Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh.^[2]

^ "PD James". Front Row. 3 June 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Alphabetical List of Members", House of Lords, UK: Parliament.

[1] "PD James". Front Row. 3 June 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[2] "Alphabetical List of Members", House of Lords, UK: Parliament.

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The Right Honourable The Baroness James of Holland Park OBE FRSA FRSL
James in 2013
Born	Phyllis Dorothy James (1920-08-03)3 August 1920 Oxford, England
Died	27 November 2014(2014-11-27) (aged 94) Oxford, England
Pen name	P. D. James
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Crime fiction thriller dystopian fiction
Spouse	Ernest Connor Bantry White (m. 1941; died 1964)
Children	2
PD James's voice from the BBC programme Front Row, 3 June 2013.^[1]