P.D. James
(1920-2014), Writer and public servantPhyllis Dorothy ('P.D.') James, Baroness James of Holland Park
Sitter in 9 portraits
Author and former civil servant, James was appointed Principal in the Home Office (1968) and served with the Police Department (1968-72) and Criminal Policy Department (1972-79). A governor of the BBC (1988-1993) and writer of crime fiction, James created the detective Adam Dalgliesh, protagonist of many works including Shroud for a Nightingale (1971), The Black Tower (1975) and Devices and Desires (1989), all of which have been televised. Another novel, Original Sin was published in 1994. She was created Baroness in 1991.
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by Michael Taylor
oil on canvas, 1996
NPG 6361
by Dudley Reed
bromide print on card mount, 1983
NPG x32170
by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x35164
by Mark Gerson
cibachrome print from original transparency, December 1993
NPG x88233
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