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Barbara Cartland
was born in Edgbaston in 1901.She was one of the most prolific and commercially successful authors of the 20th century, selling over a billion copies.
Cartland wrote 723 novels which were translated into 36 languages, and made a Guinness World Record by publishing the most novels in a single year.
She specialised in 19th century Victorian-era romance novels that featured portrait style artwork.
Cartland also became a prominent society figure and one of Britain's most popular media personalities.
She was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1991.
