Barbara Taylor Wiki Biography
Barbara Taylor Bradford was born on May 5, 1933 in Upper Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England as Barbara Taylor. She is a writer and actress, known for Hold the Dream (1986), To Be the Best (1992) and Voice of the Heart (1989). She has been married to Robert Bradford since December 24, 1963.
| Full Name | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
| Net Worth | $300 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 5, 1933 |
| Place Of Birth | Upper Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Profession | Writer, Actress |
| Spouse | Robert Bradford |
| Parents | Winston and Freda Taylor |
| http://www.facebook.com/BarbaraTaylorBradford | |
| http://www.instagram.com/btbnovelist | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102996 |
| Movies | A Secret Affair, Everything to Gain, To Be the Best, Hold the Dream |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | Her books feature strong female characters |
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| 1 | I always wanted to write fiction, but I was smart enough to know that you have to grow up and experience life first. |
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| 1 | She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honors List for her services to literature. |
| 2 | As a child, she loved reading Dickens, Jane Austen, and the Brontes. |
| 3 | When she was a teenager, she got a job in the typing pool at the Yorkshire Evening Post. By the time she was 18, she had worked her way up to women’s page editor. |
| 4 | She sold her first short story to a children’s magazine when she was 10. |
| 5 | She says that her journalism background has helped her in writing historical fiction by teaching her to get facts right and to meet deadlines. Journalism also helped to give her psychological insight into a person’s thoughts and actions. |
| 6 | Wrote a syndicated column, Designing Woman, covering interior design and lifestyles, which appeared three times a week in 183 newspapers across America. The column was published for twelve years and garnered several awards. |
| 7 | Along with many fiction novels, she has written children’s books and 8 books on decorating. |
| 8 | In 1990, the child who disappointed her parents by going to work on a newspaper instead of pursuing a higher education received a Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa from the Chancellor of Leeds University. She received the award from HRH the Duchess of Kent. |
| 9 | Member of the Author’s Guild of America Council and is on the board of Girls Inc., the nation’s leading voice and advocate for girls, whose aim is to inspire young girls to be strong, smart and bold for the 21st Century. |
| 10 | Serves on the board of PAL, the Police Athletic League, a charity for underprivileged children. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Secret Affair | 1999 | TV Movie novel | |
| Her Own Rules | 1998 | TV Movie novel | |
| Love in Another Town | 1997 | TV Movie novel | |
| Everything to Gain | 1996 | TV Movie novel | |
| Remember | 1993 | TV Movie novel | |
| To Be the Best | 1992 | TV Movie novel | |
| Act of Will | 1989 | TV Mini-Series novel – 4 episodes | |
| Voice of the Heart | 1989 | TV Movie novel | |
| Hold the Dream | 1986 | TV Movie novel / teleplay | |
| A Woman of Substance | 1985 | TV Mini-Series novel – 3 episodes |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmark | 2013 | TV Series | Guest (2013) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Women | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Secrets from the Workhouse | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The One Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| HARDtalk | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Reader, I Married Him | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Breakfast | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Richard & Judy | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1990-2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Storyteller | 1999/II | Video documentary | Herself – Author |
| Good Morning America | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Countdown | 1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hour Magazine | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lucien Barrière Literary Award | Deauville Film Festival |