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She wrote novels and short stories in addition to radio material, and appeared in films including <i>The White Unicorn</i> (1937) and <i>Easy Money</i> (1948).  In 1953 she played Earthy Mangold in the BBC television's  <i>Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective</i>.","physicalDescription":"Pencil caricature of Mabel Constanduros, New Theatre Oxford, 12 May 1937. 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