Deric Longden

Deric Longden
Born Deric Longden
29 November 1936
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Died 22 June 2013 (aged 77)[1]
Occupation Writer, screenwriter
Nationality British
Genre Autobiography
Notable works Lost For Words
Children 1 son, 1 daughter, 4 stepchildren

Deric Longden (29 November 1936 22 June 2013) was an English writer and autobiographer.

Longden was born at Chesterfield, Derbyshire.[2] He married Diana Hill in 1957 and had two children.[2] After various jobs he took over a small women's lingerie factory, but began writing and broadcasting in the 1970s for programmes like Does He Take Sugar? and Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.[2] Most of his work was based on his own experience.[2] His wife Diana's illness, subsequently believed to be a form of ME, forced him to sell the factory. Afterwards, he worked as a full-time writer, broadcaster and speaker.[2]

The bestselling Diana’s Story, published in 1989, was followed by Lost for Words, The Cat Who Came in from the Cold, I’m a Stranger Here Myself, Enough to Make a Cat Laugh, A Play On Words and Paws in the Proceedings.

Deric Longden's first two books were adapted for television, the first retitled Wide-Eyed and Legless.[2] The second, Lost for Words, was screened in January 1999 and won the Emmy for best foreign drama and a BAFTA for Thora Hird as best actress.[2]

After the death of Diana, he married writer Aileen Armitage in 1990 and they moved to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[2]

Deric Longden died of cancer of the oesophagus on Saturday 22 June 2013. He was survived by his wife, children, and granddaughter.[1]

Works

Longden's other books describe life with his near-blind second wife Aileen Armitage, also a best-selling author, and their cats:

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