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Maeve Binchy was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker best known for her sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland. She was born on 28 May 1940 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland. She was the eldest of four children born to William Binchy, a barrister, and Maureen Binchy. Maeve attended the Holy Child convent in Killiney and then University College Dublin, where she studied English and history. After graduating, she worked as a teacher in various schools in Dublin. Maeve began writing in the 1970s, and her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982. She went on to write a number of best-selling novels, including Circle of Friends (1990), Tara Road (1998), and Whitethorn Woods (2006). She also wrote several collections of short stories, including The Lilac Bus (1984) and This Year It Will Be Different (1995). Maeve was awarded an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin in 1999, and was made a member of the Irish Academy of Letters in 2000. She was also awarded the Irish PEN/A.T. Cross Award in 2002. Maeve Binchy died on 30 July 2012, aged 72, after a short illness. She is survived by her husband, Gordon Snell, whom she married in 1977.

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Occupation writer
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 28 May, 1940
Birthday 28 May
Birthplace Dalkey, Ireland
Date of death 30 July, 2012
Died Place Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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Maeve Binchy Height, Weight & Measurements

At 72 years old, Maeve Binchy height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Who Is Maeve Binchy's Husband?

Her husband is Gordon Snell (1977 - 30 July 2012) ( her death)

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Maeve Binchy Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Maeve Binchy worth at the age of 72 years old? Maeve Binchy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from Ireland. We have estimated Maeve Binchy's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

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2010

Binchy's last novel -Minding Frankie- was published in 2010, the same year she received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Book Awards.

2005

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 52-57. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

1988

She was a writer, known for Echoes (1988), Circle of Friends (1995) and How About You (2007). She was married to Gordon Snell.

1982

Her first novel, Light and Penny Candle, was published in 1982 and went on to become a bestseller.

1978

In 1978, Binchy won a Jacob's Award for her RTÉ play, Deeply Regretted By. A second award went to the lead actor, Donall Farmer. A 1993 photograph of her by Richard Whitehead belongs to the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (London)and a painting of her by Maeve McCarthy, commissioned in 2005, is on display in the National Gallery of Ireland. In 2001, Scarlet Feather won the W H Smith Book Award for Fiction, defeating works by Joanna Trollope and then reigning Booker winner Margaret Atwood, amongst other contenders. In 2010, she received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Book Awards.

1970

After graduating from University College Dublin, Binchy worked as a teacher before becoming a journalist, columnist and editor at the Irish Times. She later moved to England, where she assumed the post of the newspaper's London editor in the early 1970s.

1957

Went to University College Dublin in 1957 and has had two main characters in her books (Benny in "Circle of Friends" and Clare in "Echoes") attend the same university and study the same subjects she did.

1940

Maeve Binchy was born on May 28, 1940 in Dalkey, Ireland.