Maisie mosco biography

Maisie Mosco


Born

in Oldham, The United Kingdom

December 07, 1924


Died

October 31, 2011


Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisie_Mosco


Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction


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Maisie Mosco was born as Maisie Gottlieb. Her parents were of Latvian Jewish and Viennese Jewish descent, and both emigrated to England around 1900.

She left school at the age of 14 to help in the family business. At the age of 18 she joined the ATS and at the end of World War II was helping to teach illiterate soldiers how to read. After the war, she edited the Jewish Gazette, and subsequently wrote radio plays for the BBC.

Mosco wrote 16 novels between 1979 and 1998. These included the 'Almonds and Raisins' series, which contained elements of her own family history.

She married twice: to Aubrey Liston in 1948, then to Gerald Mosco in 1957. Maisie Mosco was born as Maisie Gottlieb. Her parents were of Latvian Jewish and Viennese Jewish descent, and both emigrated to England around 1900.

She left school at the age of 14 to help in the family business. At the age of

Maisie Mosco

English writer (1924–2011)

Maisie Mosco

Born(1924-12-07)December 7, 1924

Oldham, England

DiedOctober 31, 2011(2011-10-31) (aged 86)

London, England

OccupationWriter
Spouses
  • Aubrey Liston

    (m. 1948)​
  • Gerald Mosco

    (m. 1957)​

Maisie Mosco (7 December 1924 – 31 October 2011) was an English writer.

She was born as Maisie Gottlieb[1] in Oldham, northeast of Manchester, England, on 7 December 1924, the eldest of three children. Her parents were of Latvian Jewish and Viennese Jewish descent. Their respective families settled in England in the late 19th century, and both her parents were born in Manchester.

A clever girl, she wanted to study medicine though because of her mother's illness, and as the eldest child, she had to leave school at the age of 14 to help in the family business. At the age of 18, she joined the ATS and by the end of World War II, was helping to teach illiterate soldiers how to read.

She married twice: to Aubrey Listo

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