| Ida Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 Sunderland, England |
| Died | December 22, 1986 (aged 81–82) |
| Pen name | Mary Burchell, James Keene (with Will Cook) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1936-1985 |
| Genres | Romance |
| Notable work(s) | The Warrender Saga |
| Relative(s) | Mary Louise Cook (sister) |
Ida Cook (b. 1904 in Sunderland, England - d. 22 December 1986) was a British campaigner for Jewish refugees and a novelist.
Ida Cook and her sister Mary Louise Cook (1901-1991) rescued Jews from the Nazis during the 1930s. The sisters helped 29 people escape, funded mainly by Ida's writing. In 1965, the Cook sisters were honored as Righteous Gentiles by the Yad Vashem Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel.
Ida Cook wrote more than 125 romance novels as Mary Burchell for Mills & Boon (reedited by Harlequin). She helped to found and was for many years president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She wrote her autobiography in 1950, We Followed Our Stars', reedited as Safe Passage, current in print.
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Ida Cook was born 1904 in Sunderland, England. With her old sister Mary Louise Cook (1901-1991), she attending the Duchess' School in Alnwick and later took civil service jobs in London, and developed a passionate interest in opera.[1]
During the 1930s, the sisters visited Germany, posing as opera fanatics, willing to travel anywhere to see a favorite artist. When returning to England, they smuggled in valuables, which allowed Jews fleeing Germany to satisfy the British financial security requirements for immigration. They worked with Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss and his wife, the soprano Viorica Ursuleac, who initially had told them of the prosecution of the Jews. The sisters helped 29 people escape, funded mainly by Ida's writing. In 1965, the Cook sisters were honored as Righteous Gentiles by the Yad Vashem Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel. In 2010 they were posthumously named a British Hero of the Holocaust by the British Governnment.[2]
In 1936, Ida published her first romance novels as Mary Burchell. During her career she wrote more than 100 romances for Mills & Boon (reedited by Harlequin Books), including the famous The Warrender Saga, a series about the Opera world.
She also wrote some western novels as James Keene with the author William Everett Cook (aka Will Cook or Frank Peace).
In 1950, she wrote her autobiography, We Followed Our Stars', reedited as Safe Passage, current in print.
| Ida Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 Sunderland, England, UK |
| Died | December 22, 1986 (aged 81–82) |
| Pen name | Mary Burchell, James Keene (with Will Cook) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Writing period | 1936-1985 |
| Genres | Romance |
| Notable work(s) | The Warrender Saga |
| Relative(s) | Mary Louise Cook (sister) |
Ida Cook (b. 1904 in Sunderland, England, UK - d. 22 December 1986) was a British campaigner for Jewish refugees and a novelist.
Ida Cook and her sister Mary Louise Cook (1901-1991) rescued Jews from the Nazis during the 1930s. The sisters helped 29 people escape, funded mainly by Ida's writing. In 1965, the Cook sisters were honored as Righteous Gentiles by the Yad Vashem Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel.
Ida Cook wrote more than 125 romance novels as Mary Burchell' for Mills & Boon (reedited by Harlequin), and also wrote as James Keene with Will Cook. She helped to found and was for many years president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She wrote her autobiography in 1950, We Followed Our Stars, reedited as Safe Passage, current in print.
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Ida Cook was born 1904 in Sunderland, England, UK. With her old sister Mary Louise Cook (1901-1991), she attending the Duchess' School in Alnwick and later took civil service jobs in London, and developed a passionate interest in opera.[1]
During the 1930s, the sisters visited Germany, posing as opera fanatics, willing to travel anywhere to see a favorite artist. When returning to England, they smuggled in valuables, which allowed Jews fleeing Germany to satisfy the British financial security requirements for immigration. They worked with Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss and his wife, the soprano Viorica Ursuleac, who initially had told them of the prosecution of the Jews. The sisters helped 29 people escape, funded mainly by Ida's writing. In 1965, the Cook sisters were honored as Righteous Gentiles by the Yad Vashem Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel.
In 1936, Ida published her first romance novels as Mary Burchell. During her career she wrote more than 100 romances for Mills & Boon (reedited by Harlequin Books), including the famous The Warrender Saga, a series about the Opera world.
She also wrote some western novels as James Keene with the author William Everett Cook (aka Will Cook or Frank Peace).
In 1950, she wrote her autobiography, We Followed Our Stars', reedited as Safe Passage, current in print.
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