Brenda Maddox
Brenda Maddox | |
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| Born | Brenda Murphy February 24, 1932 Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2019 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Biographer Journalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University London School of Economics |
| Notable works | Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA |
| Notable awards | Suffrage Science award (2011) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Bronwen Maddox Bruno Maddox |
Brenda, Lady Maddox FRSL (née Murphy; February 24, 1932 – June 16, 2019) was an American writer and biographer, who spent most of her adult life living and working in the UK, from 1959 until her death. She is best known for her biographies, including of Nora Barnacle, the wife of James Joyce, and for her semi-autobiographical book, The Half-Parent: Living with Other People's Children.