Chapman, Vera (1898–1996)

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Chapman, Vera (1898–1996)

British writer. Name variations: Belladonna Took. Born May 7, 1898, in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England; died May 14, 1996, in Croydon, Surrey, England; dau. of John Frederick Fogerty and Kate Isabella Veronica Morse Fogerty; m. Charles Sydney Chapman, 1924; children: 2.

Began writing at 65; based fiction on Arthurian legends and other medieval tales; founded Tolkien Society; wrote The Green Knight (1975), The King's Damosel (1976), King Arthur's Daughter (1976), Judy and Julia (1977), The Wife of Bath (1978), Blaedud the Birdman (1978) and Miranty and the Alchemist (1983).

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