Barbara Cartland Death
Barbara passed away on May 21, 2000 at the age of 98.
When did Barbara Cartland die?
May 21, 2000How old was Barbara Cartland when died?
98
Barbara Cartland Birthday and Date of Death
Barbara Cartland was born on July 9, 1901 and died on May 21, 2000. Barbara was 98 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: July 9, 1901
Date of Death: May 21, 2000
Age at Death: 98
Barbara Cartland - Biography
Dame Barbara Cartland, DBE, CStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000), born Mary Barbara Hamilton, was an English author of romance novels, who was one of the best-selling authors as well as one of the most prolific and commercially successful of the twentieth century. Her 723 novels were translated into 36 different languages, and she continues to be referenced in the Guinness World Records for the most novels published in a single year in 1976. As Barbara Cartland she is known for her numerous romantic novels, but she also wrote under her married name of Barbara McCorquodale. She wrote more than 700 books, as well as plays, music, verse, drama, magazine articles and operetta, and was a prominent philanthropist. She reportedly sold more than 750 million copies. Other sources estimate her book sales at more than two billion copies. She specialised in 19th-century Victorian era pure romance. Her novels all featured portrait-style artwork, particularly the cover art.
