Journalist. She was best known as the"agony aunt" in Great Britain, the equivalent of Ann Landers or Dear Abby. She was born in East London, the daughter of Alfred Rayle, and his wife Martha, and was educated at Dalston Secondary School. In 1935, she married Sidney Joseph Proops. They had one son, Robert. She began her career in journalism in 1939, as the fashion correspondent of the Daily Mirror. A few years after that, however, her colleague on the problem page died, and Marje (as she was always known) was given the job of reading and answering the backlog of mail. Perhaps because she had to raise Robert while his father was in the Army, she found that she had a talent for dealing with people's problems, and she remained in that capacity with the "Mirror" until her death, with the exception of nine years after the War when she was with the now-defunct Daily Herald. In addition to her journalism, she was the authoress of two books: "Pride, Prejudice and Proops" and "Dear Marje." In 1969, she was awarded the O.B.E and, in the same year, was named the Woman Journalist of the Year. Sidney died in 1988. Four years later, she revealed that she had hated him, that theirs was a sexless marriage, and that she had had a lover for more than twenty years.
Journalist. She was best known as the"agony aunt" in Great Britain, the equivalent of Ann Landers or Dear Abby. She was born in East London, the daughter of Alfred Rayle, and his wife Martha, and was educated at Dalston Secondary School. In 1935, she married Sidney Joseph Proops. They had one son, Robert. She began her career in journalism in 1939, as the fashion correspondent of the Daily Mirror. A few years after that, however, her colleague on the problem page died, and Marje (as she was always known) was given the job of reading and answering the backlog of mail. Perhaps because she had to raise Robert while his father was in the Army, she found that she had a talent for dealing with people's problems, and she remained in that capacity with the "Mirror" until her death, with the exception of nine years after the War when she was with the now-defunct Daily Herald. In addition to her journalism, she was the authoress of two books: "Pride, Prejudice and Proops" and "Dear Marje." In 1969, she was awarded the O.B.E and, in the same year, was named the Woman Journalist of the Year. Sidney died in 1988. Four years later, she revealed that she had hated him, that theirs was a sexless marriage, and that she had had a lover for more than twenty years.
Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine
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New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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1939 England and Wales Register
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
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