Zena Skinner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zena Skinner

British chef

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1927

Place of Birth: Luton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Mar-2018

Profession: television presenter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Zena Skinner (27 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was a British chef, writer, and cookery expert on television and radio.Skinner was born in Luton, and served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II.
After the war, she worked as a demonstrator at the Eastern Electricity Board showroom in Royston.
Her first TV appearance was in 1959.
She presented cookery programmes for the BBC and, later, Channel 4.
She also contributed to the Radio Times, and wrote several cookery books.
Skinner appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, on 3 March 1969.
She founded a charity, Keech Hospice Care, in Luton and raised funds for it.Skinner died on 6 March 2018, aged 91.