Marsh, Ngaio: - Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982.
It was for this work that the received what she called her \'damery\' in 1966..
She was both an actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public\'s interest in the theatre.
She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh\'s real passion was the theatre.
Marsh, Ngaio: - Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982