Mirabel Osler | |
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Born | Mirabel E E Birnstingl 1925 London |
Died | 20 October 2016 90–91) Hereford | (aged
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Subject | Gardening |
Notable awards | Sinclair Consumer Press Garden Writer of the Year 1988 Garden Writers Guild Journalist of the Year 2003 |
Spouse | Michael John Osler |
Children | 1 son & 2 daughters |
Relatives | Aylmer Vallance (Stepfather) |
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Mirabel was born Mirabel E E Birnstingl in 1925 in London. She was the daughter of Harry Joseph Birnstingl and Phyllis Taylor Reid. Her stepfather was the author and journalist Aylmer Vallance. She married Michael Julian Osler on 5 April 1951 and they lived in Thailand and Corfu before returning to England to live in Shropshire. Michael died on 26 April 1989. They had one son and two daughters (the youngest, Sureen, was adopted).
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