an ▁attended ▁Oxford ▁University ▁before ▁working ▁for ▁News week , ▁The ▁Ob server , ▁and ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁her ▁journal ism ▁career ▁to ▁marry ▁theatre ▁critic ▁Kenneth ▁T yn an ▁( 1 9 2 7 – 8 0 ). ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁Oliver ▁G ates ; ▁that ▁marriage ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce . ▁Kenneth ▁T yn an ▁was ▁married ▁when ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁court ship ▁began . ▁She ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁subsequent ▁relationship ▁with ▁Franco - Sw iss ▁director ▁Bar bet ▁Sch ro eder ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 1 ). ▁ ▁She ▁published ▁a ▁novel , ▁The ▁Summer ▁Aer op lane , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁film ▁Ag ath a ▁about ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁Ag ath a ▁Christ ie ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁st arring ▁D ust in ▁Hoff man ▁and ▁Van essa ▁Red gra ve . ▁T yn an ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Arthur ▁Hop craft ▁on ▁the ▁screen play . ▁She ▁later ▁wrote ▁a ▁screen play ▁based ▁on ▁Louise ▁Bro oks ' ▁aut obi ography , ▁L ulu ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁although ▁that ▁film ▁was ▁never ▁produced . ▁ ▁Following ▁Kenneth ▁T yn an ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁the ▁bi ography ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Kenneth ▁T yn an ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁her ▁best - known ▁book