Vivian Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Violet Vivian Finlay 2 January 1914 Easthampstead, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 18 August 1986 (aged 72)[1] York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Vivian Stuart Alex Stuart Barbara Allen Fiona Finlay V.A. Stuart William Stuart Long Robyn Stuart |
| Occupation | novelist, medical doctor |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1953–1986 |
| Genre | Romance, military, historical fiction |
| Spouse |
Esmé Austin Reeves Porch
(m. 1933)Geza Santow Mr. Stuart Cyril William Mann (m. 1957) |
| Children | 5 |
Violet Vivian Stuart ( née Finlay; 2 January 1914 – 18 August 1986) was a British writer from 1953 to 1986. She published under different pen names: her romantic novels as Vivian Stuart, Alex Stuart, Barbara Allen, Fiona Finlay, and Robyn Stuart, her military sagas as V.A. Stuart, and her historical saga as William Stuart Long.
In 1960, she was a founder of the Romantic Novelists' Association, along with Denise Robins, Barbara Cartland, and others; she was elected the first chairman.[2] In 1970, she became the first woman to chair Swanwick writers' summer school.[3]