Ann Barr

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Isabel Ann Barr (16 September 1929 – 4 May 2015) was a British journalist and writer involved in coining the terms

Foodies, in the early 1980s.[1][2]

Early life

Isabel Ann Barr was born in London to Andrew and Margaret Barr, who were Scottish and Canadian respectively. Her earliest years were spent in North Audley Street, Mayfair. At the outbreak of World War II, Barr and her three siblings were taken to

Barr's Irn-Bru, a type of fizzy soda drink, popular in Scotland.[3]

Career

She began working in journalism working for John Anstey at the Telegraph Magazine and for Robert Harling at House & Garden, as well as helping Hugh Johnson, her cousin's husband, with his World Atlas Of Wine.

Harpers & Queen for which she was the deputy editor from 1971 to 1985. With Peter York, she co-wrote The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook which sold over a million copies. She followed up with The Official Foodie Handbook in 1984,[2] co-written with Paul Levy. She was then Features editor of The Observer.[3]

Death

Barr died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 2015, aged 85; she never married.[3] From 2011, Barr lived in a nursing home in Pimlico, London.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Levy, Paul (5 May 2015). "Ann Barr: Writer and editor who in the 1980s identified the new social groups of 'Sloane Rangers' and 'Foodies'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Braidwood, Philippa (5 May 2015). "Ann Barr obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ann Barr, journalist - obituary". The Telegraph. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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