Marjorie Proops, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British journalist
Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1911
Place of Birth: Woking, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-Nov-1996
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Marjorie Proops
- Rebecca Marjorie Proops OBE (formerly Rayle, née Israel; 10 August 1911 – 10 November 1996) was probably best known as an agony aunt in the United Kingdom, writing the column Dear Marje for the Daily Mirror newspaper.
- Proops was born in Woking, Surrey, as the elder daughter of Alfred (a publican) and Martha Israel (née Rayle).
- Alfred Israel later had the family name changed to Rayle.
- The family moved to London and Proops was educated at Dalston Secondary School.
- She excelled at English and art, and had a fine contralto voice.
- Her teachers, nevertheless, advised her against matriculation.
- Instead, she took a drawing course that enabled her to get a job in a studio near Smithfield.
- In 1935, she married Sidney Joseph Proops, with whom she had a son, Robert.In 1939, Proops became a journalist.
- Her first job was as fashion correspondent for the Daily Mirror.
- Following the death of the problem page editor, Proops was given the job of reading and answering her correspondence, and soon became the agony aunt herself, a post she held until her own death.
- As well as being an adviser, she used her column to campaign for numerous causes.
- One that she advocated for was the establishment of special "suites" for the treatment and interviewing of rape victims, to minimize the stigma of reporting such crimes.Her radio appearances included a guest spot on the BBC Radio 4 comedy programme Just a Minute.
- Her book Pride, Prejudice and Proops (Time Remembered) was published in 1975, followed by Dear Marje a year later.
- In 1971 Gilbert O'Sullivan mentioned her in his second single Underneath The Blanket Go. She was appointed OBE in 1969, awarded Woman of the Year in 1984, had a waxwork in Madame Tussauds in 1977 and in 1971 appeared on This is Your Life.
- In 2008 it was reported that a BBC documentary on her life was in production.Proops is buried at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, in London, England.
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