Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Dorothy L. Sayers across 5 places, from 1893 to 1957.
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Dorothy Leigh Sayers (13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Dorothy L. Sayers was documented, and when
13 June 1893exact date
Brewer Street, Oxfordattested“Sayers was born on 13 June 1893 at the Old Choir House in Brewer Street, Oxford; she was the only child of the Henry Sayers and his wife Helen "Nell" Mary, Leigh.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
13 June 1893exact date
Brewer Streetattested“Sayers was born on 13 June 1893 at the Old Choir House in Brewer Street, Oxford; she was the only child of the Henry Sayers and his wife Helen "Nell" Mary, Leigh.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1929year
Londonattested“In 1929, her last year as an employee of Benson's, Sayers and her husband moved from London to the small Essex town of Witham, which remained their home for the rest of their lives.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
17 December 1957exact date
Withamattested“On 17 December 1957 Sayers died suddenly of a coronary thrombosis at her home in Witham, aged 64; she was cremated six days later at Golders Green Crematorium.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
17 December 1957exact date
Golders Green Crematoriumattested“On 17 December 1957 Sayers died suddenly of a coronary thrombosis at her home in Witham, aged 64; she was cremated six days later at Golders Green Crematorium.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
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January 1909month
Godolphin Schoolmentioned“In January 1909, when she was fifteen, her parents sent her to Godolphin School, a boarding school in Salisbury.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1917year
Oxfordmentioned“Teaching did not greatly appeal to her, and in 1917 she secured a post with the publisher and bookseller Basil Blackwell in Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1919year
Verneuil-sur-Avrementioned“She was engaged in 1919 by a school near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy as assistant to Eric Whelpton, who was teaching English there.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1919year
Normandymentioned“She was engaged in 1919 by a school near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy as assistant to Eric Whelpton, who was teaching English there.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1921year
Acton, Londonmentioned“In 1921 Sayers returned to London, accepted a teaching position with a girls' school in Acton, London, and began a relationship with a fellow writer, John Cournos.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1921year
Londonmentioned“In 1921 Sayers returned to London, accepted a teaching position with a girls' school in Acton, London, and began a relationship with a fellow writer, John Cournos.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
1935year
Canterbury Cathedralmentioned“While the play was in rehearsal the organisers of the Canterbury Festival invited Sayers to write a drama for performance in Canterbury Cathedral, following the 1935 staging there of T.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
December 1936month
Harold Pinter Theatrementioned“The London premiere was at the Comedy Theatre in December 1936.”source: Wikipedia: Dorothy L. Sayers
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