June Rose
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2021) |
June Rose | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1926 Bedford |
| Died | 10 January 2018 |
| Known for | Biographer and Journalist |
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]
Early life
June 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
She 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 the Jerusalem Post based, in Israel. By the early 1960's 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]
She wrote a biography of Marie Stopes "Marie Stopes and the Sexual Revolution".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "June Rose obituary". the Guardian. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Rose, June (2007). Marie Stopes and the Sexual Revolution. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-4200-6.
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