I. Chris ‧ tie, Ag ‧ a ‧ tha /ˈkrɪsti, ˈæɡəθə/ BrE AmE
(1890–1976) a British writer known for her many popular novels about murders and the ↑ detective s who try to find out who did them. Her most famous characters are Miss ↑ Marple and Hercule ↑ Poirot , and two of her best-known books are Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile , which have both been made into films.
II. Christie, John Re ‧ gi ‧ nald Hal ‧ li ‧ day /dʒɒn ˈredʒən ə ld ˈhælədeɪ $ dʒɑːn-/ BrE AmE
(1898–1953) a British sex killer, who strangled six women, including his wife and some prostitutes, at his home at 10 Rillington Place, West London. Bodies were found hidden in a cupboard, under the floorboards and buried in the garden in 1953. In 1950 Timothy Evans, who lived in a flat at Rillington Place, had been executed after the bodies of his wife and baby were found. At his trial, Christie admitted a seventh killing, that of Mrs Evans, but denied murdering the baby. Christie was executed and Evans was given a posthumous free pardon in 1966.
III. Christie, Ju ‧ lie /ˈdʒuːli/ BrE AmE
(1940–) a British actress, born in India, sometimes described as ‘the spirit of the swinging sixties’. She won an Oscar for Darling (1965) and her other films include Dr Zhivago (1965), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), and Away from Her (2006).
IV. Christie, Lin ‧ ford /ˈlɪnfəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE
(1960–) a British ↑ sprinter (=someone who runs in fast races over short distances) who won a ↑ gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games