death_date death_place years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
17 october 1998 colchester , essex , england 1927 -- 1993 kingsthorpe , northampton , england joan hickson 5 august 1906 eric -rrb- butler -lrb- 1932 -- 1967 ; his death joan hickson.jpg joan hickson
 joan bogle hickson actress
joan hickson

joan bogle hickson , obe -lrb- 5 august 1906 -- 17 october 1998 -rrb- was an english actress of theatre , film and television .
she was particularly known for her role as agatha christie 's miss marple in the television series `` miss marple '' .
as well as portraying miss marple on television , hickson also narrated a number of `` miss marple '' stories on audio books .
