Madeleine Henrey
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August 13, 1906
Madeleine Henrey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madeleine Mathilde Gal August 13, 1906 Clichy, Île-de-France, France |
| Died | 25 April 2004 (aged 97) Villers-sur-Mer, Normandy, France |
| Pen name | Mrs Robert Henrey |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English, French |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Notable works | A Farm in Normandy, The Little Madeleine |
| Spouse | Robert Selby Henrey |
| Children | 1[1] |
Madeleine Mathilde Henrey[2] (1906–2004, née Gal, pseud. Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer. She wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain.[1]
Madeleine Mathilde Gal, the daughter of a miner and seamstress, moved as a child to Soho, London, following her father's death. She met her future husband, Robert Selby Henrey, at the Savoy Hotel; they were married in 1928 and their romance would prove to be a lifelong attachment lasting until his death in 1982.[3]
Her son, Bobby Henrey, was a child actor, notably in the film The Fallen Idol, the making of which was described in her book A film star in Belgrave Square. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success.[citation needed]
