Agatha Christie in a 1954 file photo..
Agatha Christie in a 1954 file photo, was born on September 15, 1890, and once quipped: “An archeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.” (UPI Photo/Files)..
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LONDON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- David Suchet, who has played Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in 65 movies over 22 years, is to star in five more Poirot mysteries, ITV said.
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LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- TV stars David Suchet and Sheila Hancock were among those honored with the Commander of the British Empire title by Queen Elizabeth II, officials said.
LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- British actor Simon MacCorkindale has died in a London clinic after a long battle with bowel and lung cancer, his publicist said Friday. He was 58.
LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- David Suchet and Barbara Hershey are set to star in a new British TV adaption of Agatha Christie's mystery novel "Murder on the Orient Express," the BBC said.
TEHRAN, May 24 (UPI) -- Police in Iran say the country's first alleged female serial killer used ideas from Agatha Christie novels to kill at least six people, most of them middle-aged or elderly women.
TORONTO, April 4 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers have found signs of Alzheimer's disease in later works of Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and popular British mystery writers.
LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- England's National Trust has announced plans to open Greenway, the rural Devonshire home of the late mystery author Agatha Christie, to the public.
LOS ANGELES, July 15 (UPI) -- British actress Julia McKenzie has taken over the role of the titular detective in the "Miss Marple" series airing on PBS.
