Pen name AliceChetwynd Ley Spouse Kenneth Ley (m. 1945) Period 1959–1989 Died 2004 | Nationality British Role Writer Occupation Teacher, novelist Name Alice Ley | |
Children 2Richard James Humphrey LeyGraham Kenneth Hugh Ley Books The Clandestine Betrothal, The Georgian rake | ||
Alice Chetwynd Ley, née Humphrey (born 12 October 1913 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK - d. 2004) was a British writer of romance novels from 1959 to 1989.
She was the sixth elected Chairman (1971–1973) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was named honor life member.
Biography
Born Alice Chetwynd Humphrey on 12 October 1913 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK, she studied at King Edward VI Grammar School in Birmingham. On 3 February 1945, she married Kenneth James Ley. They had two sons; Richard James Humphrey Ley and Graham Kenneth Hugh Ley.
She was teacher at Harrow College of Higher Education. In 1962, she obtained a diploma in Sociology at London University, in connection thus she obtained the Gilchrist Award of 1962. She was lecturer in Sociology and Social History, from 1968 to 1971.
Under her married name, Alice Chetwynd Ley, she published romance novels from 1959 to 1986. She was also tutor in Creative Writing, from 1962 to 1984. She was elected the sixth Chairman (1971–1973) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was named honor life member.
Alice Chetwynd died in 2004.