Rumer Godden
Novelist

Rumer Godden Net Worth

Rumer Godden was a British novelist born in 1907 who had a net worth of $1.7 million. She was best known for her novels An Episode of Sparrows, The Greengage Summer, and In This House of Brede, all of which were adapted into films. Her works have been praised for their vivid descriptions and captivating storylines.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 10, 1907
Birth Place England
Age 113 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $1.7 Million (2024)

About

The British author of An Episode of Sparrows, she is also known for works such as The Greengage Summer and In This House of Brede. Several of her novels were adapted into films.

Before Fame

Her father worked for a shipping company, and she and her three sisters spent a large portion of their childhood in British Colonial India.

Trivia

She converted to Catholicism in 1968. Several of her literary works, including Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy, deal with religious themes.

Family Life

She had an unhappy marriage to Laurence Foster, with whom she had two daughters. Later in her life, she married James Haynes Dixon.

Associated With

Her 1946 novel, The River, was made into a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir .

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