Anne Hart (Canadian author) Anne Hart (Canadian author) Anne Hart (née Hill), OC (born October 7, 1935) is a Canadian author specialising in biographies. She is best known for "The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple", her biography of the Agatha Christie character, and is a Member of the Order of Canada. Ms. Hart received an arts degree from Dalhousie University and a library science degree from McGill University. She then started work with Newfoundland's Memorial University library in 1969 and made it her career until retirement in 1997. Notable positions during her time at Memorial University included head of the Centre for
Miss Marple appear alongside her as the character 'Mr Stringer'. The Rutherford films are frequently repeated on television in Germany, and in that country Miss Marple is generally identified with Rutherford's quirky portrayal. In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in "The Mirror Crack'd" (EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton), based on Christie's 1962 novel. The film featured an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, and Kim Novak. Edward Fox appeared as Inspector Craddock, who did Miss Marple's legwork. Lansbury's Marple was a crisp, intelligent woman who moved stiffly and spoke in clipped tones. Unlike most incarnations