Ken Follett

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Profession: Author

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Biography: Ken Follett is a British author known for his best-selling thrillers and historical novels, which have sold over 160 million copies worldwide. His works have regularly reached the number-one position on the New York Times Best Seller list, including A Dangerous Fortune (1993) and The Key to Rebecca (1980).

Born: June 5, 1949
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 75 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Gemini

Articles and Photos

France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery
Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing.
June 8, 1989

Married Life

1968-09-05 Welsh college student and future novelist Ken Follett (19) weds fellow student Mary Emma Ruth Elson; divorce in 1985
1985-09-20 Welsh novelist Ken Follett (36) divorces Mary Emma Ruth Elson; after 17-1/2 years of marriage
1985-11-08 Welsh novelist Ken Follett (36) weds English politician Barbara Hubbard (42); his second, her third

France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery