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] She has a master's degree in history from University College Cork.[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)
