Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
1868–1947 (age 79)
Biography
Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, born in 1868, channeled her keen observations into novels and screenplays that explored the anxieties of modern life, earning praise for works such as The Lodger and for bringing suspense to early cinema.
Her quiet interment in the cimetière de La Celle-Saint-Cloud marks a resting place where admirers can reflect on the ingenuity with which she let female protagonists defy expectation, leaving an enduring example of literary elegance.