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Hoping someone can answer my Q. Is Patricia Cornwell related to Bernard Cornwell? Both are authors.

Question #58164. Asked by badge383.

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lanfranco
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lanfranco
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No. Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist, while Patricia is an American mystery writer who was born Patricia Daniels. (Cornwell is her ex-husband's surname.) In any case, "Cornwell" is not that unusual a name for people of British ancestry.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cornwell

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Cornwell

Jul 04 2005, 7:21 PM
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Furthermore, Bernard Cornwell's real surname is Wiggins, according to the "Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Literature in English."

Jul 05 2005, 2:34 PM
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