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Graham was born in Victoria Park, Manchester, England . His first novel, The House with the Stained Glass Windows was published in 1933; his first 'Poldark' novel, Ross Poldark, was published in 1945, and was followed by a series of eleven further titles, the last of which, Bella Poldark, came out in 2002. The series was set in Cornwall, where Graham spent much of his life. The Poldarks was made into a BBC television series in the 1970s and was so successful that vicars moved or cancelled church services rather than try to hold them when Poldark was showing.

Aside from the Poldark series, Graham's most successful work was Marnie, a thriller which was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock nearly succeeded in luring Grace KellyGrace Patricia Kelly ( November 12, 1929 September 14, 1982), later known as ''Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco was an Oscar-winning American film actress who became the wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She was born in Philadelphia, Penns, or Princess Grace of Monaco as she had then become, back into movies, but the film eventually starred Tippi HedrenNathalie Tippi Hedren (born January 19, 1931 in New Ulm, Minnesota) is an American actress. She was discoverd by Alfred Hitchcock who saw her while she was acting in a commercial. He was looking for an actress who looked like Grace Kelly. Hedren appeared and Sean ConnerySir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland) better known simply as Sean Connery is a Scottish film actor who has starred in many Hollywood films. Connery is well known to audiences around the world for his role as James Bond.. Five of Graham's other books were filmed, including The Walking Stick, Night without Stars and Take my Life.

Winston Graham's autobiography, Memoirs of a Private Man, was published by Macmillan in 2003.