Claudia Cockburn
Claudia Cockburn | |
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| Born | 11 February 1933 New York City, US |
| Died | 25 June 1998 (aged 65) London, England |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Spouse | Michael Flanders |
| Children | Laura Flanders Stephanie Flanders |
| Parent(s) | Claud Cockburn Hope Hale Davis |
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Claudia Cockburn Flanders,
Her parents were Claud Cockburn, a journalist, and Hope Hale Davis. She married singer-songwriter Michael Flanders in 1959.[1][2] Her stepmother, by her father's remarriage, was Jean Ross, the reported inspiration for Christopher Isherwood's iconic character Sally Bowles.[3] Through her father, she was the half-sister of mystery writer Sarah Caudwell, Ross's daughter, Irish journalists Alexander, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn, and paternal aunt of actress Olivia Wilde (née Cockburn), including Wilde's siblings. Through her mother, she was the half-sister of the American writer Lydia Davis.
In 1987, Flanders formed Tripscope, an organisation to help disabled people with transportation difficulties.
Death
She died in London on 25 June 1998, aged 65. Her daughters are the journalists Laura and Stephanie Flanders.[9]
In 1999, a special award for improved accessibility for UK buses operators was started in her memory under the UK Bus Awards. [10][11]
See also
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ISBN 978-0199732500.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Obituary, Independent.co.uk; accessed 25 March 2017.
- ^ ""Transport without Handicap": DOT Report (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Official Public Record". The London Gazette.
- ^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 11 Feb 1994". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "UK Bus Awards | Home of the UK Bus Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Accessibility - The Claudia Flanders Memorial Award". www.ukbusawards.org.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2019.