User:Mill 1/Lesley Cunliffe
Lesley Cunliffe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lesley Hume May 21, 1945 |
| Died | March 28, 1997 (aged 51)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Spouse | |
Lesley Cunliffe (also Lesley Hume Cunliffe, 21 May 1945 – 28 March 1997) was an American journalist and writer.[2]
Biography
[edit]Cunliffe was born Lesley Hume in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1945, the daughter of Patricia Spooner and Robert Hume, an air force officer. Her career in journalism started working in television as assistant to Gabe Pressman of NBC News. After relocating to England she was asked to become an editor for Harper's & Queen. She collaborate with Craig Brown on articles, some of which resulted in books: The Dirty Bits (1981) and The Book of Royal Lists (1983). During that period Cunliff also wrote other works, notably My passport to France (1985). She held several editorial positions at, among others, the American- and English Vogue before becoming a freelance journalist for The Times Literary Supplement, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph and Evening Standard.[2]
Personal
[edit]In 1971 Lesley married British scholar Marcus Cunliffe. They separated in 1979. After the divorce she dated Stan Gebler Davies, also a fellow journalist[3] and lived with Craig Brown. Lesley Cunliffe was well liked because of her 'joi de vivre'. According to Mary Killen who wrote her biography in The Independent "She always induced happiness in her visitors. Her eclectic style combined utter elegance with an eye for the witty.". She died in 1997 from stomach cancer at the age of 51[2]
Publications
[edit]- The Dirty Bits (1981)
- The Book of royal lists (1983)
- My Passport to France (1985)
- Great Royal Disasters (1986)
- The Book of Royal Trivia (1990)
References
[edit]- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths CUNLIFFE, LESLEY HUME". The New York Times. 3 April 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Killen, Mary (2 April 1997). "Obituary: Lesley Cunliffe". The Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
Lesley Cunliffe, who was born with every virtue and talent a good fairy could bestow, has died, aged 51, with her potential apparently unfulfilled.
- ^ Calder, John (14 April 1997). "Obituary: Lesley Cunliffe". The Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Cunliffe, Lesley Hume - WorldCat". worldcat.org/. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
Category:American women journalists
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Category:American magazine editors
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