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Winston Graham

Winston Graham, English author (died 2003)

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Born
June 30, 1908
Died
July 10, 2003
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1908

About Winston Graham

Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime, was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary thrillers, period novels, short stories, non-fiction and plays. Graham was the author's pseudonym until he changed his name by deed poll from Grime to Graham on 7 May 1947. Graham's first novel, The House with the Stained Glass Windows, was published in 1934. She saw everything and remembered it all." In 1940, near the start of the Second World War, Graham applied to join first the Navy, then the Army, but both times failed the medical. It is awarded for a work of unpublished fiction, preferably with an association with Cornwall. His first Poldark novel, Ross Poldark, was published in 1945 and was succeeded by 11 further titles, the last of which, Bella Poldark, was published in 2002.

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Winston Graham timeline

  1. Graham's first novel, The House with the Stained Glass Windows, was published in 1934.
  2. She saw everything and remembered it all." In 1940, near the start of the Second World War, Graham applied to join first the Navy, then the Army, but both times failed the medical.
  3. His first Poldark novel, Ross Poldark, was published in 1945 and was succeeded by 11 further titles, the last of which, Bella Poldark, was published in 2002.
  4. Graham was the author's pseudonym until he changed his name by deed poll from Grime to Graham on 7 May 1947.

The world when Winston Graham was born

Winston Graham was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Winston Graham's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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