Margaret Fairchild
Classical pianist and homeless woman and title character in The Lady in the Van / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaret Mary Fairchild (4 January 1911 – 28 April 1989), also known as Mary Teresa Sheppard, Miss Shepherd and M T Sheppard,[1] was a British homeless woman.
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Born | Margaret Mary Fairchild (1911-01-04)4 January 1911 Hellingly, East Sussex, England |
Died | 28 April 1989(1989-04-28) (aged 78) 23 Gloucester Crescent, Camden, London, England |
Burial place | St Pancras and Islington Cemetery |
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Education | École Normale de Musique de Paris |
Occupation(s) | Concert pianist, nun |
Known for | Dramatised by Alan Bennett in The Lady in the Van |
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Her life was depicted in the 2015 film The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett in which she was played by Dame Maggie Smith. Smith had previously played her in a 1999 play of the same name and a radio adaptation for BBC Radio 4 in 2009. She had also been a concert pianist and nun.