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Anne Chambers (author)

Anne Chambers (author)

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Anne Chambers is an Irish biographer, novelist, and screenplay writer who lives and works in Dublin, and is best known for her biography of the 16th-century Irish Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley.[1]

Early life and education

Chambers grew up in Castlebar, Ireland.[2]

Chambers has a master's degree in history from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.[3]

Chambers initially worked as an executive at Central Bank, but left the job to pursue writing.[2]

Books

  • Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 (1979); Gill.[4]
  • Shadow Lord (2007); biography of Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Gráinne Ní Mháille's youngest son.
  • Finding Tom Cruise (2007)
  • Eleanor Countess of Desmond (2011)
  • T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot (2014)[5]
  • The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)

Awards

Chambers received the Wild Atlantic Words Hall of Fame Award in 2018.[2]

Adaptations

Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with Kristen Sheridan.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "About". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    Healy, John (23 October 2018). "Chambers challenges Castlebar". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Profile LinkedIn [user-generated source]
  4. [4]
    "GRANUAILE". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. [5]
    Chambers, Anne (26 September 2014). T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4481-7053-1.
  6. [6]
    Goldsmith, Margie (22 November 2022). "Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley". Forbes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. [7]
    Jennings, Margaret (19 October 2018). "First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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