Elizabeth Margaret O'Rourke | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Margaret Luther Smith 12 May 1930 Enfield, North London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2006 (aged 75–76) Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Betty O'Rourke, Elizabeth Stevens, William Newham |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1987-2005 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Spouse | Mr. O'Rourke |
| Children | 4 |
Betty O'Rourke (born 12 May 1930 in Enfield, North London, England - died 2006 in Reading, Berkshire, England) was a British writer of over 14 romance novels from 1987 to 2005, she also wrote under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Stevens and William Newham. She was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association [1] and she was the acting Membership Secretary of the RNA.
Elizabeth Margaret was born on 12 May 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England. [2] She started to work in a library at 20, and met her future husband at Library School, and worked as a librarian. During her first two years of marriage, they lived in United States. They had four children. She lived in her native Reading [3] until her death.
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