Margery Louise Allingham (1904-1966), Crime writer and novelist
Sitter in 42 portraits
One of the most significant writers of detective fiction of the twentieth century, Allingham was encouraged by her father, an editor of boys' adventure stories and detective tales. Allingham wished to turn the detective story into a serious genre, stating that she made 'no distinction between the novel and the thriller'. Her husband, Philip Youngman Carter, illustrated the dust jackets for many of her novels, which included More Work for the Undertaker (1949) and ^The Beckoning Lady (1955), and often featured her detective hero, Albert Campion.
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1936
NPG x2396
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1936
NPG x10310
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1936
NPG x10311
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2440
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2441
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2442
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 23 June 1939
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by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 23 June 1939
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by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 23 June 1939
NPG x27025
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 23 June 1939
NPG x27026
by Howard Coster
quarter-plate film negative, 1942
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by Howard Coster
quarter-plate film negative, 1942
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by Howard Coster
quarter-plate film negative, 1942
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by Howard Coster
quarter-plate film negative, 1942
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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1942
NPG x2438
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1942
NPG x2439
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1946
NPG x68926
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1946
NPG x68927
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39594
Margery Louise Allingham with two unidentified sitters
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39595
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