Joan Smith

Novelist

Birthday August 27, 1953

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace England

Age 71 years old

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About

A journalist and the author of the the Loretta Lawson crime novel series.

Before Fame

She worked in a local Manchester radio station and then the Sunday Times newspaper.

Trivia

A prominent critic of modern popular culture, she spent 10 years without a TV in her house.

Family Life

She was married to journalist Francis Wheeler for 8 years.

Associated With

She signed on to an open letter opposing Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the UK.