DUNN, Kate 1958-

PERSONAL: Born May 20, 1958, in Cambridgeshire, England; daughter of John (an air force pilot) and Prue (Williams) Dunn; children: Jack. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Victoria University of Manchester, B.A. (with honors), Ph.D. Politics: "Left."

ADDRESSES: Home—Bristol, England. Agent—A. M. Heath and Co. Ltd., 179 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AA, England. E-mail—katedunn@blueyonder.co.uk.

CAREER: Writer. Worked for ten years as a professional actress.

MEMBER: Society of Authors.

WRITINGS:

Rebecca's Children (historical novel), Barrie & Jenkins (London, England), 1990.

(Editor) Always and Always (correspondence), J. Murray (London), 1995.

Exit through the Fireplace: The Great Days of Rep, J. Murray (London, England), 1998.

Do Not Adjust Your Set: The Early Days of Live Television, J. Murray (London, England), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A novel about the renovation of a vineyard.

SIDELIGHTS: Kate Dunn once told CA: "I began writing during breaks between employment as an actress. With the birth of my son I took to writing full-time. My first book was a novel based on events that involved a member of my family in Wales during the 1840s. After that I edited the wartime correspondence of my grandparents, playwrights Hugh and Margaret Williams. I am currently specializing in oral history of British theater and television, but I aim to return to fiction in the future. Somebody once said that you should only be a writer if you can't not be one: that's my motivation. I write six hours per day, five days per week."