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Margaret Lane
Margaret Winifred Lane (23 June 1907 – 14 February 1994) was a British journalist, biographer and novelist, the author of more than two dozen books. She was the second wife of Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. Early life Margaret Lane was born on 23 June 1907, the only child of Edith (née Webb), daughter of a glass dealer, and Harry George Lane, a newspaper editor. She was educated at St Stephen's College (sisters of St John Baptist) and St Hugh's College, Oxford. Career After university, she worked as a reporter for the '' Daily Express'', from 1928 to 1931, and then as a special correspondent for the International News Service from 1931 to 1932, while there she interviewed the gangster Al Capone. From 1932 to 1938, she was a journalist for the '' Daily Mail,'' where she was the UK's highest paid woman journalist. Lane wrote two biographies of Beatrix Potter, ''The Tale of Beatrix Potter: a Biography'' in 1946, and ''The Magic Years of Beatrix Potter'' in 1978. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Lane
Margaret Winifred Lane (23 June 1907 – 14 February 1994) was a British journalist, biographer and novelist, the author of more than two dozen books. She was the second wife of Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. Early life Margaret Lane was born on 23 June 1907, the only child of Edith (née Webb), daughter of a glass dealer, and Harry George Lane, a newspaper editor. She was educated at St Stephen's College (sisters of St John Baptist) and St Hugh's College, Oxford. Career After university, she worked as a reporter for the '' Daily Express'', from 1928 to 1931, and then as a special correspondent for the International News Service from 1931 to 1932, while there she interviewed the gangster Al Capone. From 1932 to 1938, she was a journalist for the '' Daily Mail,'' where she was the UK's highest paid woman journalist. Lane wrote two biographies of Beatrix Potter, ''The Tale of Beatrix Potter: a Biography'' in 1946, and ''The Magic Years of Beatrix Potter'' in 1978. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |