About Dot Allan
Lived 1886 – 1964 (aged 78). Dot Allan was a British journalist and novelist.
Dot Allan, born Eliza MacNaughton Luke Allan, (13 May 1886 – 3 December 1964) was a Scottish novelist and freelance writer. Much of her work focused on class and gender issues in Glasgow society during the early 20th century.
Biography Allan was born in Denny, the only child of Jean Luke and Alexander Allan, an iron merchant. Her parents were affluent and middle-class, and she was privately educated before attending classes at the University of Glasgow. After her father's death, and while she was still a young woman, Allan and her widowed mother moved to the west end of Glasgow.
Allan enjoyed attending the theatre and began her writing career as a playwright. Hunger March (1934) John Mathew, Papermaker (1948) Charity Begins at Home (1958)
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Who was Dot Allan?
Scottish writer (1886-1964)
When was Dot Allan born?
Dot Allan was born on 13 May 1886 in Denny.
When did Dot Allan die?
Dot Allan died on 3 December 1964 in Glasgow.
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Dot Allan was a journalist and novelist.
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Dot Allan was British.
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