Bentley, Phyllis Eleanor, 1894-1977

found: Wikipedia, 16 Feb. 2011:Phyllis Bentley page (Phyllis Eleanor Bentley, OBE (November 19, 1894-June 27, 1977))

found: Resorting to murder, 2015:page 279 (Phyllis Bentley; wrote historical fiction and detective fiction)

found: Oxford dictionary of national biography, via WWW, accessed August 25, 2015(Bentley, Phyllis Eleanor (1894-1977), novelist; born 19 November 1894 at Victoria House, Stanley Road, Halifax, Yorkshire; died at her home, Ing Royde, Broomfield Avenue, Halifax, on 27 June 1977; educated at the Princess Mary High School for Girls in Halifax, Cheltenham Ladies' College, degree awarded 1914; awarded an honorary degree from Leeds University in 1944; became fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1958; OBE in 1970; wrote historical and detective fiction stories and novels, many set in Yorkshire, reviews, and an autobiography; also worked as a teacher and volunteer with children) - http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30810