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Helen Osborne (11 March 1939 – 12 January 2004) was a British journalist and critic, and the fifth wife of the playwright
John Osborne and Helen Dawson Osborne Papers
at the Harry Ransom Center {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Helen 1939 births 2004 deaths British critics People educated at The Mount School, York 20th-century British journalists Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham Deaths from cancer in England Writers from Newcastle upon Tyne
Helen Osborne (11 March 1939 – 12 January 2004) was a British journalist and critic, and the fifth wife of the playwright John Osborne
John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play ''Look Back in Anger'' tra ...
.
She was born Helen Dawson, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...
, and educated at The Mount School, York, and Durham University
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, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
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, where she received a bachelor's degree in History.
She worked at '' The Observer'' for the arts editor Richard Findlater, becoming drama critic and then arts editor.
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John Osborne and Helen Dawson Osborne Papers
at the Harry Ransom Center {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Helen 1939 births 2004 deaths British critics People educated at The Mount School, York 20th-century British journalists Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham Deaths from cancer in England Writers from Newcastle upon Tyne