Cherry Marshall
Cherry Marshall | |
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Born | Irene Maud Pearson 25 July 1923 Christchurch, Dorset, England |
Died | 28 January 2006 Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England | (aged 82)
Education | Bournemouth School for Girls |
Occupation(s) | Fashion model and agent, and non-fiction writer |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Cherry Marshall (25 July 1923 – 28 January 2006) was an English fashion model and agent, and non-fiction writer. She was married to the poet Emanuel Litvinoff.
Early life
Marshall was born Irene Maud Pearson on 25 July 1923, at Girlsta Cottage, Jumpers Avenue, Christchurch, Dorset, the only daughter of Ernest Pearson, a sergeant in the Royal Engineers, and his wife, Catherine Margaret Pearson, née Baker, a photographer's assistant.[1] She was educated at Bournemouth School for Girls.[2]
In 1942, at the age of 19, she met
Career
At the age of 15, she left school to become the singer with a dance band, but could not remember the lyrics.[2] She then worked in a factory, then sat the civil service exams and went to work as a pay clerk at Chatham Dockyard.[1] With the start of the Second World War and the risk of bombing, she moved to Nottingham, where her father was stationed.[1]
In 1941, she worked as a fashion model for the first time, until at the age of 18 she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a dispatch rider and driver.[1]
She came up with the name Cherry Marshall based on "Cherry", her husband's nickname for her, and "Marshall" after the
Marshall became bored with modelling, and changed career to become Susan Small's public relations manager.
She also worked as a fashion journalist, firstly at the
Publications
In 1956, she published Fashion Modelling as a Career.[1] In 1978, her memoir The Cat-Walk came out, followed by Primetime Woman in 1986.[1]
Later life
In the 1990s, Marshall bought a house in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, and died there on 28 January 2006.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Horwell, Veronica (23 March 2006). "Obituary: Cherry Marshall". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Cherry Marshall – Obituaries". The Stage. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Cherry Marshall". The Telegraph. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Dyer, Clare (12 September 2003). "Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged for murder in England". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2017.