Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean, and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett.

* Dunnett, Dorothy King Hereafter Knopf, 1982, ISBN 0-394-52378-4.

* Dorothy Dunnett: The Lymond Chronicles, The House of Niccolo series, King Hereafter

* Mary de Guise appears in volumes 1, 2, 3 and 5 of The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett.

* Queen's Play and Checkmate, Dorothy Dunnett.

* The Unicorn Hunt ( 1993 ) by Dorothy Dunnett.

* To Lie with Lions ( 1995 ) by Dorothy Dunnett.

* Gemini ( 2000 ) by Dorothy Dunnett.

The writer Dorothy Dunnett wrote a short story, " The Proving Climb ", set on St Kilda ; it was published in 1973 in the anthology Scottish Short Stories.

* The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolò, Renaissance-set novel series by Dorothy Dunnett ;

Margaret Douglas plays a significant role in the historical fiction series the Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett.

Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean, and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett.

It is neither as a literary novelist nor as a historian, but as a writer of historical fiction that Dorothy Dunnett deserves recognition ...

In 2001 she founded the Dorothy Dunnett Society to promote interest in the historical periods about which she wrote and communication between her readers.

Dorothy Dunnett's archive was left to the National Library of Scotland and articles from it appear in Whispering Gallery, the magazine of the Dorothy Dunnett Society.

Dorothy Dunnett was married in 1946 to Sir Alastair Dunnett, editor of The Scotsman newspaper, and appears in his autobiography, Among Friends, 1984.

Dunnett helped in the compiling of the The Dorothy Dunnett Companion ( 1994 ) and The Dorothy Dunnett Companion II ( 2002 ), which were written by Elspeth Morrison.

Donald Campbell was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, the son of Malcolm, later Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of 13 world speed records in the 1920s and 30s in the famous Bluebird cars and boats, and his second wife, Dorothy Evelyn née Whittall.

George Lucas was born in Modesto, California, the son of Dorothy Ellinore ( née Bomberger ) and George Walton Lucas, Sr. ( 1913 – 1991 ), who owned a stationery store.

Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on, to Dorothy ( née East ) Joplin ( 1913 – 1998 ), a registrar at a business college, and her husband, Seth Joplin ( 1910 – 1987 ), an engineer at Texaco.

Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marlon Brando, Sr., a pesticide and chemical feed manufacturer, and his wife, Dorothy Julia ( née Pennebaker ).

His mother, Dorothy ( née Dora Nidelman ), was a homemaker and former radio actress, and his father, Christopher Ford ( born John William Ford ), was an advertising executive and a former actor.

He is son of showbiz parents, actor Lloyd Bridges, and actress and writer Dorothy Bridges ( née Simpson ).

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Atwood is the second of three children of Margaret Dorothy ( née Killam ), a former dietitian and nutritionist, and Carl Edmund Atwood, an entomologist.

Jean Seberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Dorothy Arline ( née Benson ), a substitute teacher, and Edward Waldemar Seberg, a druggist.

Paltrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy ( née Weigert ) and Arnold Paltrow.

Tull was born in Basildon, Berkshire, to Jethro Tull, Sr. and his wife Dorothy, née Buckeridge or Buckridge.

* Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle ( née the Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish ; called " Little G "; 12 July 1783 – 8 August 1858 ), married the 6th Earl of Carlisle and had issue.

The college was founded by Dorothy Wadham ( née Petre ) in 1610, using money left by her husband Nicholas Wadham for the purpose of endowing an Oxford college.

Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Dorothy Isobel ( née McNichol ; 1892 – 1956 ) and Frederick McLea Sutherland ( 1894 – 1983 ), who worked in sales and ran the local gas, electricity, and bus company.

Jewison was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dorothy Irene ( née Weaver ) and Percy Joseph Jewison, who managed a convenience store and post office.

Bob Monkhouse was born at 168 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, the son of Wilfred Adrian Monkhouse ( 1894 – 1957 ), and Dorothy Muriel Monkhouse née Hansard ( 1895 – 1971 ).

He married showgirl Dorothy ( née Sibil ) and the couple had two sons: Robin Ray, a well known television personality in the 1960s and 1970s, who initiated Call My Bluff and specialist classical music shows, and Andrew Ray, a child star of the 1950s who had a long career on stage, film and television.

Price was born Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose-Price in Twyford in Berkshire, son of Brigadier-General Thomas Rose Caradoc Price and his wife Dorothy, née Verey.

The National Portrait Gallery in London has a fine contemporary portrait of Sir Thomas Browne and his wife Dorothy, Lady Browne ( née Mileham ).

Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy ( née Wilson ), who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran.

Her mother, Dorothy Deanne ( née Keaton ; 1921 – 2008 ), was a homemaker and amateur photographer ; her father, Jack Newton Ignatius Hall ( 1921 – 1990 ), was a real estate broker and civil engineer.

Born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Carmen Louise ( née LaPorte ) and John Watson Slaton, both of whom were waiters.

Ritter was born in Burbank, California, the son of actress Dorothy Fay ( née Southworth ) and singing cowboy / matinee-star Tex Ritter, who was of German descent.

Bridges met his wife, Dorothy Bridges ( née Simpson ) in his fraternity ; they married in 1938 in New York City.

He was married to Dorothy Bridges ( née Simpson ; 1915 – 2009 ), from 1938 until his death.