MBE 1999
Born 4 Sept. 1924; d of Conrad Potter Aiken and Jessie McDonald; m 1st, 1945, Ronald George Brown (d 1955); one ...
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Aiken, Joan Delano, (Mrs Julius Goldstein), (4 Sept. 1924–4 Jan. 2004), writer of historical, mystery and children’s novels, plays and poetry
Article
Allan, Maud, (died 7 Oct. 1956), dancer, actress, pianist, writer
Born Toronto; d of Dr William Allan and Dr Isabell M. Allan, née Hutchinson; unmarried; died 7 Oct. 1956
dancer, actress, pianist, writer
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Angelou, Marguerite Annie, (Maya), (4 April 1928–28 May 2014), writer, singer and actress
Born St Louis, 4 April 1928; d of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson; one s; died 28 May 2014
writer, singer and actress
George Washington High Sch., San Francisco; California Labor Sch....
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Bainbridge, Dame Beryl, (21 Nov. 1934–2 July 2010), actress, writer
DBE 2000; FRSL
Born 21 Nov. 1934; d of Richard Bainbridge and Winifred Baines; m 1954, Austin Davies (marr. diss.); one s one d; and one d by Alan Sharp; ...
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Butler, Prof. Marilyn Speers, (Lady Butler), (11 Feb. 1937–11 March 2014), Rector, Exeter College, 1993–2004, and Titular Professor of English Language and Literature, 1998–2004, University of Oxford
DPhil; FBA 2002
Born 11 Feb. 1937; d of Sir Trevor Evans, CBE and Margaret (née Gribbin); m 1962, David Edgeworth Butler (Sir David Butler, CBE, FBA); two s...
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Coleridge, Lady (Marguerite) Georgina, (19 March 1916–25 March 2003), Editor, Homes and Gardens, 1949–63
Born 19 March 1916; d of 11th Marquess of Tweeddale; m 1941, Arthur Coleridge (d 1988), yr s of John Duke Coleridge; one d; died 25 March 2003...
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Collins, Jacqueline Jill, (Jackie), (4 Oct. 1937–19 Sept. 2015), writer
OBE 2013
Born London, 4 Oct. 1937; d of late Joseph Collins and Elsa (née Bessant); m 1960, Wallace Austin (marr. diss.; he d 1966); one d; m...
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Cresswell, Helen, (11 July 1934–26 Sept. 2005), freelance author and television scriptwriter
Born 11 July 1934; d of Annie Edna Clarke and Joseph Edward Cresswell; m 1962, Brian Rowe (marr. diss. 1995); two d; died 26 Sept. 2005...
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Dilnot, Mary, (Mrs Thomas Ruffle), (23 Jan. 1921–5 Nov. 2010), Director, IPC Women’s Magazines Group, 1976–81; Editor, Woman’s Weekly, 1971–81
OBE 1982
Born 23 Jan. 1921; 2nd d of George Dilnot, author, and Ethel Dilnot; m 1974, Thomas Ruffle; died 5 Nov. 2010
Director, IPC Women’s Magazines Group, 1976–81; Editor, Woman’s Weekly, ...
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Dunnett, Dorothy, (Lady Dunnett), (25 Aug. 1923–9 Nov. 2001), portrait painter, since 1950, and novelist, since 1961
OBE 1992
Born 25 Aug. 1923; d of Alexander Halliday and Dorothy Eveline Millard; m 1946, Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (d 1998); two ...
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Ellis, Mary, (15 June 1897–30 Jan. 2003), actress; singer; authoress
Born New York City, 15 June 1897; took British citizenship, 1946; m 1st, 1919, L. A. Bernheimer (decd); 2nd, Edwin Knopf (marr. diss.); 3rd, Basil Sydney (marr. diss.); 4th, J. Muir Stewart Roberts (decd); ...
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Healey, Lady, (Edna May Healey) (14 June 1918–21 July 2010)
Born 14 June 1918; d of Rose and Edward Edmunds; m 1945, Denis Winston Healey (later Baron Healey, CH, MBE, PC); one s two d; died 21 July 2010
writer...
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Jekyll, Agnes, (Lady Jekyll), (12 Oct. 1861–28 Jan. 1937), JP
DBE 1918
Born 12 Oct. 1861; d of William Graham, MP, and Jane Catherine Lowndes; m 1881, Col Sir Herbert Jekyll, KCMG (d 1932...
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Jhabvala, Mrs Ruth Prawer, (7 May 1927–3 April 2013), author
CBE 1998
Born in Germany, of Polish parents, 7 May 1927; d of Marcus Prawer and Eleonora Prawer (née Cohn); came to England as refugee, ...
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Kelly, Rosaline, (27 Nov. 1922–11 April 2013), publishing and industrial relations consultant; Visiting Lecturer in Journalism, London College of Printing, 1981–85
Born 27 Nov. 1922; d of Laurence Kelly and Ellen (née Fogarty), Drogheda, Co. Louth, Eire; died 11 April 2013
publishing and industrial relations consultant; Visiting Lecturer in Journalism, London College of Printing, ...
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Lamburn, Patricia, (Mrs Donald Derrick), (died 8 Dec. 2006), Editorial Director, IPC Magazines Ltd, 1981–86; Director, IPC, 1968–86
CBE 1985
Born er d of Francis John Lamburn and Nell Winifred (née Kennedy); m 1949, Donald G. E. Douglas Derrick, DDS, LDSRCS, FRCD(Can.), FACD; one ...
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Lewis, Naomi, (3 Sept. 1911–5 July 2009), writer, poet, critic and broadcaster
FRSL
Born coastal Norfolk, 3 Sept. 1911; died 5 July 2009
writer, poet, critic and broadcaster
Contributor at various times to Observer, New Statesman, New York Times, Listener, Encounter, TLS, TES, etc. FRSL ...
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MacDonald, Margo, (Mrs James Sillars), (19 April 1943–4 April 2014), Member, Lothian, Scottish Parliament, since 2011 (Lothians, 1999–2011) (SNP 1999–2003, Ind since 2003); journalist
Born 19 April 1943; d of Robert and Jean Aitken; m 1st, 1965, Peter MacDonald (marr. diss. 1980); two d; 2nd, 1981, James Sillars; died 4 April 2014
Member, Lothian, Scottish Parliament, since ...
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McCaffrey, Anne Inez, (1 April 1926–21 Nov. 2011), writer
Born 1 April 1926; d of George H. McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy-McCaffrey; m 1950, H. Wright Johnson (marr. diss. 1970; he d 2009); two s one d; died...
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Montgomery, Kathleen, (died 22 Dec. 1960), wrote (with her sister, Letitia who d 1930), as K. L. Montgomery
Born d of late Robert Hobart Montgomery, of The Knocks, Co. Kildare; on maternal side connected with Oliver Goldsmith; died 22 Dec. 1960
wrote (with her sister, Letitia who ...
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