Doris Leslie
(1891-1982)

woman and author

Died aged c. 91

Doris Leslie (née Oppenheim, later Lady Fergusson Hannay) (9 March 1891 – 30 May 1982), was a British novelist, historical biographer and fiction writer. Her novel Peridot Flight (1956) was serialised in 10 episodes by BBC TV in October–December 1960. A number of her books had dust jackets with illustrated designs by period artists such as and Arthur Barbosa. She was married three times: in 1914 to John Leslie Isaacson (1889–1919); in 1930 to Reginald Vincent Cookes (1894–1948); and in 1936 to Walter Fergusson Leisrink Hannay, who was knighted in 1951 and died in 1961.

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Doris Leslie Author. Woman of the Year for Literature 1970. lived here 1973-1974

Flat 1, 9 Argyle Road, Southborough, United Kingdom where they lived (1973-1974)