Anne Chambers (author)

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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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] She 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]

Writing career

Chambers published a biography of Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) in 1979.[4] She has subsequently written several adaptations of this biography, 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.[5][6]

Chambers received the Wild Atlantic Words Hall of Fame Award in 2018.[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)[7]
  • The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)

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