About Anne Hill
Lived 1911 – 2006 (aged 95). Anne Hill was a British bookseller.
Lady Anne Catherine Dorothy Hill (née Gathorne-Hardy; 12 October 1911 – 22 October 2006) was a British bookseller and writer.
Life Lady Anne was born on 12 October 1911 in Methven, Perthshire, the daughter of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook and Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle.
In 1936, she started working with George Heywood Hill, and together they launched Heywood Hill, which still operates as an independent bookshop in the central London district of Mayfair. In 1938, the pair married; he was a cousin of her sister-in-law Fidelity Cranbrook (née Seebohm, second wife of the fourth Earl).
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Who was Anne Hill?
noblewoman; British bookseller and author
When was Anne Hill born?
Anne Hill was born on 12 October 1911.
When did Anne Hill die?
Anne Hill died on 22 October 2006.
What was Anne Hill's occupation?
Anne Hill was a bookseller.
What nationality was Anne Hill?
Anne Hill was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Anne Hill. https://biography.guide/anne-hill-bookseller/
MLA: "Anne Hill." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/anne-hill-bookseller/.
Chicago: "Anne Hill." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/anne-hill-bookseller/.
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