Quick Facts

• NAME: Frances Hodgson Burnett
• OCCUPATION: Author, Playwright
• BIRTH DATE: November 24, 1849
• DEATH DATE: October 29, 1924
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Manchester, United Kingdom
• PLACE OF DEATH: Plandome, New York
• Full Name: Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett
• Maiden Name: Frances Eliza Hodgson

Best Known For

British-U.S. playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote children’s novels including the classics Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden.