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Leila Mackinlay

Leila Antionette Sterling Mackinlay was born on 5 September 1910 in London, England, UK. She was the daugther of the musician and writer Malcolm Sterling Mackinlay and granddaugther of the popular vocalist Antoinette Sterling. She attended Camden School before obtained a diploma in English Literature at London University in 1950. She also was trained as a singer and actress. She worked as teacher of Ordinary Level English Literature.

As Leila S. Mackinlay and later Leila Mackinlay, she wrote romance novels from 1930 to 1979, she also used the pseudonym of Brenda Grey. Some of her novels are based in real people like, Madame Vestris, Lola Montez or Jane Elizabeth Digby, she also wrote Musical Productions, a musical book.

Elected the seventh Chairman (1973-1975) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, she passed away on 13 April 1996 in Camden Town.

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British actress and writer (1910-1996)

Born 5 September 1910
Died 13 April 1996

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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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British actress and writer (1910-1996)

Born 5 September 1910
Died 13 April 1996

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Large type books, Fiction in English, Amateur plays, College and school drama, Fiction, general, Operetta

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Alternative names

  • Leila Antionette Sterling Mackinlay
  • Leila S. Mackinlay
  • Leila Mackinlay
  • Brenda Grey

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