Claire Tomalin was born on June 20, 1933 in London, England as Claire Delavenay. She is a writer, known for The Invisible Woman (2013), Mrs. Woolf's Room (1980) and Fire, Plague, War and Treason (2001). She has been married to Michael Frayn since June 5, 1993. She was previously married to Nicholas Osborne Tomalin.