Josephine Tey
Elizabeth MacKintosh | |
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| Born | Elizabeth MacKintosh 25 July 1896 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 13 February 1952 (aged 55) London, England |
| Pen name | Josephine Tey, Gordon Daviot |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Inverness Royal Academy, Anstey Physical Training College |
| Genres | plays, novels |
Elizabeth MacKintosh (25 July 1896 – 13 February 1952), known by the pen name Josephine Tey, was a Scottish author. Her 1951 novel The Daughter of Time, a detective work investigating the death of the Princes in the Tower, was chosen by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990 as the greatest crime novel of all time. Her first play Richard of Bordeaux, written under another pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, starred John Gielgud in its successful West End run.