Occupation Novelist Name Norrey Ford Genre Romance | Period 1946-1977 Nationality British Role Writer | |
Born Noreen Ford
March 28, 1907
Kingston upon Hull, England, UK ( 1907-03-28 ) Pen name Norrey Ford,
Jill Christian,
Christian Walford Spouse James Louis Christian Dilcock Died 1985, Walsall, United Kingdom Books Call to the Castle, Life Most Dear, One Hot Summer | ||
Noreen Ford Dilcock (born 28 March 1907 in Kingston upon Hull, England - d. 1985 in Walsall, England, United Kingdom) was a British writer of romance novels from 1952 to 1977 under different pseudonyms: Norrey Ford, Jill Christian and Christian Walford.
She was the second elected Chairman (1963–1965) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and also was a former vice-president of the organization. She was the Walsall Writers' Circle founder and life president.
Biography
Noreen "Norrey" Ford born on 28 March 1907 in Kingston upon Hull, England, UK. Her parents were Robert Ford and Esther Richardson. She studied at Hull's French Convent, Ravensworth School and Appleton-le-Moors. She married James Louis Christian Dilcock (1911–2000), a Midland judge and lay preacher at Walsall's St Paul's Church. The marriage spent much time travelling the world. Norren died on 1985 in Walsall, and her ashes were scattered over the fells by the Lake District.