Roberta Leigh | |
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| Born | Rita Shulman 22 December 1926 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 19 December 2014 (aged 87) London, England |
| Pen name | Roberta Leigh, Rachel Lindsay, Janey Scott, Rozella Lake |
| Occupation | Writer, filmmaker, composer, painter |
| Education | St Mary's Convent, Rhyl, Wales[1] |
| Period | 1950–2013 |
| Genre | Romantic novels, children's stories, science fiction, romantic murder mysteries |
| Spouse |
Michael Lewin
(m. 1948; died 1981) |
| Children | 1 |
Roberta Leigh was an assumed name for Rita Lewin (née Shulman) (22 December 1926 – 19 December 2014) who was a British author, artist, composer and television producer. She wrote romance fiction and children's stories under the pseudonyms Roberta Leigh, Rachel Lindsay, Janey Scott and Rozella Lake.
She published her first novel in 1950 and was still actively working on new titles until a year before her death. In addition, she wrote and produced the children's puppet television series The Adventures of Twizzle, Sara and Hoppity, Torchy the Battery Boy, Wonder Boy and Tiger, Send for Dithers and Space Patrol.