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Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author

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Born
March 15, 1943
Age in 2026
83
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1943

About Lynda La Plante

Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE is an English author, screenwriter and former actress. She created and wrote the police procedural television series Prime Suspect. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Association of Britain's Diamond Dagger award for her outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime and mystery fiction genre. La Plante's breakthrough came in 1983 when she created and wrote the six-part robbery series Widows for Thames Television. In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series.

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Lynda La Plante timeline

  1. La Plante's breakthrough came in 1983 when she created and wrote the six-part robbery series Widows for Thames Television.
  2. In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series.
  3. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Association of Britain's Diamond Dagger award for her outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime and mystery fiction genre.

The world when Lynda La Plante was born

Lynda La Plante was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lynda La Plante's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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