Roberta Leigh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roberta Leigh

British novelist, television writer and painter

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2014

Profession: screenwriter, writer, songwriter, lyricist, painter, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Roberta Leigh was an assumed name for Rita Lewin (née Shulman) (22 December 1926 – 19 December 2014) who was a British author, artist, composer and television producer.
She wrote romance fiction and children's stories under the pseudonyms Roberta Leigh, Rachel Lindsay, Janey Scott and Rozella Lake. She published her first novel in 1950 and was still actively working on new titles until a year before her death.
In addition, she created the children's puppet television series Sara and Hoppity, Torchy the Battery Boy, Wonder Boy and Tiger, Send for Dithers and Space Patrol (the last of which she also wrote and produced).