Margaret Moncrieff
Margaret Moncrieff (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish cellist and author writing under the pseudonym Helen McClelland and writing novels in the Chalet School series.[1]
Career
Moncrieff was a professor of cello at the Royal College of Music. Her father was Lord Moncrieff.
Personal life
In 1957, Moncrieff married Alexander Kelly (1929–1996) a pianist, composer and former head of keyboard studies at the Royal Academy of Music. They had two children, the cellist Alison Moncrieff Kelly, and Catriona Kelly, Professor of Russian Literature at New College, Oxford.[1] She also had two grandchildren, Camilla Davan Wetton and Alexander Davan Wetton.[citation needed]
Chalet School works
Montcrief's entries in the series include:[2]
- Joey and Patricia: A Reunion in Guernsey (2000)
- Visitors to the Chalet School (2004)
References
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. London. 6 December 2008.
- ^ Carina.org, "The Chalet School books"
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