Question: What American actress portrayed the early life of an English author?

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Becoming Jane: Becoming Jane is a 2007 British-Irish biographical romantic drama film directed by Julian Jarrold.  It depicts the early life of the English author Jane Austen and her lasting love for Thomas Langlois Lefroy.  American actress Anne Hathaway stars as the title character, while her romantic interest is played by Scottish actor James McAvoy.  Also appearing in the film are Julie Walters, James Cromwell and Maggie Smith.  The film was produced in cooperation with several companies, including Ecosse Films and Blueprint Pictures.  It also received funding from the Irish Film Board and the UK Film Council Premiere Fund.

Robert Blincoe: Robert Blincoe (c. 1792–1860) was an English author and former child labourer.  He became famous during the 1830s for his popular autobiography, "A Memoir of Robert Blincoe", an account of his childhood spent in a workhouse.  However, there are some doubts about whether this detailed observation of Blincoe's early life can be considered 'autobiography'.  According to John Waller, in his book "The Real Oliver Twist", his life story was told to a John Brown, who wrote the manuscript of a biography of Blincoe before committing suicide later the same year.  But Brown had given his manuscript to a friend, Robert Carlile, who published the resulting book, "A Memoir of Robert Blincoe", in five episodes in his magazine "The Lion" in 1832.

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye: 'The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye' is a graphic novel by Sonny Liew published in 2015 by Epigram Books and 2016 by Pantheon Books.  It tells the story of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, a fictional cartoonist, from his early life in colonial life until today and also depicts extracts of comics from that author that are an allegory for political situations during that time.  It gained widespread critical acclaim following its publication and was given several awards including 3 Eisner Awards in 2017 and the Singapore Literature Prize in 2016.  The comic features a mixture of black and white sketches depicting Singapore early history contrasted with color comics depicting the present with several comics within the novel telling their own story.  A grant of S$8000 was initially given for the creation of the novel by the National Arts Council but was withdrawn at the last minute due to "sensitive content" which sparked controversy.  A spokesperson for the NAC responded in a newspaper forum that the graphic novel "potentially undermines the authority of legitimacy of the Government and its public institutions and thus breaches our funding guidelines".  The withdrawal of the government grant created much publicity for the book and the initial print of the book sold out quickly upon its launch.

Dian Alberts: Dian Carina Felicia Alberts (formerly van Houten, van Groeningen and van der Zee) was a character from the Dutch television soap series "Goede tijden, slechte tijden" (English: Good Times, Bad Times).  She was played by three actresses: Lotte Van Dam (October 17, 1991 - September 15, 1993, stand-in; May - August 1996), Chris Jolles (December 29, 1994 - January 5, 1999) and Rixt Leddy (September 6, 2005 - March 3, 2008).  Each actress portrayed a different side of Dian's personality; Van Dam was the good girl, Jolles the bad girl while Leddy balanced these characters.

Nancy Barrett: Nancy Barrett, (born October 5, 1943) is an American actress.  She is best known for her portrayal of Carolyn Stoddard (among other characters) in the popular 1960s gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows".  Barrett was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but most of her early life was spent in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Underboss (book): Underboss (ISBN  ) is a biographical book based on the life of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.  The book goes though Gravano's early life up to 1997, which does not cover his re-arrest.  The book's author is Peter Maas, who also wrote the book "The Valachi Papers".  Although Peter Maas is the credited author, Gravano was interviewed multiple times to describe what happened in his life.  The book is published by HarperCollins Publishing Company.

Leonard &quot;Boogie&quot; Weinglass: Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass (born 1941) is a charismatic American businessman who founded retailer Merry-Go-Round, a chain of restaurants named Boogie’s Diner, and whose early life was portrayed by actor Mickey Rourke in the 1982 classic American film "Diner".

Sudden: James Green aka Sudden is a fictional character created by an English author Oliver Strange in the early 1930s as the hero of a series, originally published by George Newnes Books Ltd, set in the American Wild West era.  Oliver Strange died in 1952, and the series was revived by Frederick H. Christian in the 1960s.  Christian classified the books as "Piccadilly westerns", that is books written by English authors, simply drawing on the conventions the genre, with no first hand experience of America.  The Sudden books are among the earliest and best-loved of the type.  Sudden is portrayed as an intrepid and accurate gunfighter in search of two men who cheated his foster father.  James Green earns the nickname "Sudden" because of his lightning speed with a gun.  Sudden is portrayed as a stereotypical gunfighter: an intelligent and resourceful drifting cowboy who is respectful of the law, unwilling to use a gun unless absolutely necessary, humanitarian, brave, strong, and fair.  The first book was published in 1930 and was followed by 10 more until the 1940s and featured vivid descriptions of the western American landscape, rare in an author at that time.  The series became popular for its exciting narrations combining elements of mystery, suspense, and action, with engaging characters, in a Wild West setting of dusty towns, ranches, and saloons.

Anne Hathaway on screen and stage: Anne Hathaway is an American actress who has appeared in film and stage.  She made her acting debut in the short lived television series "Get Real" (1999-2000).  Hathaway's breakthrough role came with the role of Mia Thermopolis in the successful Disney comedy "The Princess Diaries" (2001).  The role established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its .  This was followed by a string of family-oriented films, including "Nicholas Nickleby" (2002) and "Ella Enchanted" (2004), all of which were unsuccessful.  In 2005, she voiced the lead character in the highly successful animated film "Hoodwinked! ".  The same year, she made transition to more mature roles with the acclaimed "Brokeback Mountain".  In 2006, Hathaway starred opposite Meryl Streep in the comedy-drama "The Devil Wears Prada" and portrayed Jane Austen in the biographical drama "Becoming Jane", the following year.

Helen Reimensnyder Martin: Helen Reimensnyder Martin (1868–1939) was an American author.  She was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, studied at Swarthmore and at Radcliffe colleges; and married Frederic C. Martin in 1889.  She became known for her stories of "the Pennsylvania Dutch," the shorter ones contributed to "Leslie's", the "Century", the "Cosmopolitan", the "Ladies' Home Journal", and other magazines.  Her early work was so harshly photographic and sensational that it was quite naturally resented by the people whom she portrayed.  Her well-known novel "Tillie: a Mennonite Maid" (1904) especially provoked many cries of misrepresentation.  The story, about a young girl of Pennsylvania Dutch, but not Mennonite, background, though she briefly joins a Reformed Mennonite church in her teens, chronicles the early life of a girl who eventually becomes a school teacher, attends college, and marries, escaping the domination of her harsh father.  Martin wrote:

Supporting paragraphs: Anne Hathaway on screen and stage Becoming Jane
Answer: Anne Hathaway