June Rose (20 June 1926 – 10 January 2018) was a British biographer whose subjects ranged from the Italian artist Modigliani to notable women such as Elizabeth Fry and Marie Stopes.[1][2][3]
June Rose | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1926 Bedford, England, UK |
| Died | 10 January 2018 (aged 91) |
| Known for | Biographer and Journalist |
Early life
editJune Rose was born in Bedford in 1926, the fourth of five children. Her father was Benjamin Rose, who established the Rose Stores clothing shops. She attended the South Hampstead primary school in London, and the Warren School in Worthing, West Sussex.[1]
Career
editRose worked for a succession of newspapers, starting in 1946 at the Time-Life bureau in London, followed by work with The Irish Press in Dublin and for The Jerusalem Post in Israel. By the early 1960s she returned to London, working for The Jewish Chronicle, and contributing to The Times he and BBC radio.[1]
Her first book was a monograph of John Leech, the Punch illustrator.[1]
Rose wrote a biography of Marie Stopes, Marie Stopes and the Sexual Revolution.[4] The life of Dr. James Miranda Barry was the subject of another of her books and explored why a woman took on the identity of a man to succeed in the Victorian era.[5]
Another biography by Rose was of Suzanne Valadon, the painter and mother of Maurice Utrillo,[6] followed by a biography of the 20th-century sculptor Jacob Epstein.[7] In 1978, she collaborated with Rabbi Lionel Blue on a cookbook entitled A Taste of Heaven: Adventures in Food & Faith.[8]
Rose also wrote a history of Barnardo's, a British charity caring for vulnerable children. The book was written after being given access to the organisations archives.[9] Her history of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), Changing Focus: the development of blind welfare in Britain, was written to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this major British charity.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "June Rose obituary". the Guardian. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "June Rose". Waterstones. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Elizabeth Fry By June Rose". Lume Books. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Rose, June (2007). Marie Stopes and the Sexual Revolution. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-4200-6. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "The Perfect Gentleman: The remarkable life of Dr. James Miranda Barry". Good Reads. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Suzanne Valadon: The Mistress of Montmartre". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Demons and Angels". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "A Taste of Heaven". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "For The Sake Of The Children: Inside Dr Barnardo's: 120 Years Of Caring For Children". Good Reads. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Changing Focus". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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