Naomi Jacob

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Naomi Eleanor Clare Jacob (born July 1, 1884 in Ripon , United Kingdom ; died August 27, 1964 in Sirmione , Italy ) was an English author, actress and television presenter.

biography

Naomi Jacob was the first daughter of Samuel Jacob and Nina Collinson. He was the headmaster and she was a teacher at what is now Ripon Grammar School. Naomi Jacobs pseudonym Ellington Gray shows her close connection to her hometown and family. Her grandfather Robert Ellington Collinson was the mayor and owner of the Unicorn Hotel. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Collison, was the city's deputy chief of police.

Naomi Jacob had a difficult childhood. Her mother divorced because of her father's antics and violent nature. Naomi Jacob wanted to finish her school and moved to Middlesbrough , where she taught as a trainee teacher. Her sister Mu and mother moved south to start a new life.

Naomi Jacob ended her teaching career to become an actress in a revue. Around that time she contracted tuberculosis, an impairment that stayed with her for the rest of her life. After physical activity became difficult for her, she turned to writing. In addition to a number of novels such as the Gollantz Saga and An Irish Boy , Jacob wrote non-fiction books, biographies and newspaper columns. Her mother also wrote novels under the name Nina Abbott .

Their childhood in Yorkshire taught them a love of flora and fauna. She loved cats and dogs and has often been photographed with her favorite Chinese man, Sammy. Naomi Jacob even wrote a book from the perspective of one of her dogs called Prince China. By himself, but dictated to Naomi Jacob . She was also very committed to animal welfare.

She was very well known there because of her strong ties to the theater. Her friends knew her by the name Micky. Her circle of friends included Marguerite Broadfoote , Radclyffe Hall , Little Tich, Marie Lloyd, Bransby Williams and many others. She was involved in politics and was a Labor Party MP in the House of Commons and active in the electoral movement. In one of her autobiographies, she reports that she put an alarm clock in a tin can and placed it next to the door of a seaside house visited by Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George . The ticking box was thrown into the sea by concerned friends who thought it was a bomb.

Blue plaque for Naomi Jacob

Jacob moved to Sirmione on Lake Garda in 1930 , because the climate there was good for her lungs. A blue plaque was placed in her honor on her home, known as 'Casa Mickey' . During World War II, she returned to the UK to help with the defense. She worked for the Entertainments National Service Association , where she produced morale-boosting television shows and live performances for the troops. She never gave up her home in Italy and returned soon after the war. Naomi Jacob died in Sirmione.

Although she is not that well known today, Naomi Jacob was a popular and respected figure in her day, despite her eccentric nature. Her relationships with other women were an open secret, but were never made public during her lifetime. She died in Sirmione in 1964.

Works

Most of her novels belong to romantic fiction. Her books are widely available in the libraries of the English-speaking world. There are rumors that film producers are interested in their fabrics. Nonetheless, Naomi Jacob has many critics who view her work as a copy of Barbara Taylor Bradford's books . Studies from Sheffield Hallam University suggest that her work has great value nonetheless. Her novels often deal with prejudice against Jews, domestic violence, and the political consequences of the pogroms of the 19th century. Many of her books prior to World War II were based on the experiences of her father's family who fled violence in West Prussia.

Books

  • power
  • Jacob Ussher
  • Under New Management
  • Rock and sand
  • The Cap of Youth
  • Young Emmanuel
  • Leopards and Spots
  • The Beloved Physician
  • Private Gollantz
  • The Man Who Found Himself
  • The Morning Will Come
  • White wool
  • Sean Unknown ...
  • Honor's a mistress
  • That Wild Lie ...
  • A passage perilous
  • The Plow
  • Gollantz
  • Roots
  • Mary of Delight
  • Props
  • Every Other Gift
  • Poor straw
  • The Heart of the House
  • Groping
  • They Left the Land
  • The Loaded Stick
  • Sally Scarth
  • Generations
  • Staws in Amber
  • Honor come back
  • The Porcelain Clay
  • The Founder of the House
  • No easy way
  • Ingot metal
  • The Lenient God
  • Time piece
  • Fade out
  • Antonia
  • The Irish Boy
  • A late lark singing
  • Long shadows

Pieces

  • The Dawn
  • Mary of Delight

Autobiographies

  • Robert, Nana and Me (1952)
  • Me: A Chronicle about Other People (1936)
  • Our Marie - Marie Lloyd (1936)
  • Me Again (1939)
  • Me in Wartime (1940)
  • Me in the Kitchen (1935)
  • Me in the Mediterranean
  • Me over There (1947)
  • Me and Mine (1949)
  • Me Looking Back (1950)
  • Me and the Swans (1963)

literature

  • Paul Bailey , Like a boiled monkey: Naomi Jacob (1884–1964) . In: Three queer lives: an alternative biography of Naomi Jacob, Fred Barnes and Arthur Marshall (London: Hamish Hamilton, 2001) p. 67-184
  • George Malcolm Johnson, Jacob, Naomi Eleanor Clare (1884–1964) . In: Oxford dictionary of national biography (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ripon History. Unicorn Hotel. In: ripon-internet.com. Ripon Internet, accessed May 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Ian Skillicorn: Remembering Naomi Jacob (1884-1964). In: womenshistorynetwork.org. Women's History Network, August 2014, accessed May 2, 2018 .
  3. ^ Paul Langan: Steps taken to approach the Lord of the Manor. In: ilkleygazette.co.uk. Ilkley Gazette, June 1, 2006, accessed May 2, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi: An Interview about the Late, but Legendary, Naomi Jacobs: Suffragist, Activist, Broadcaster, Author. In: hookofabook.wordpress.com. Oh, for the HOOK of a BOOK !, November 11, 2014, accessed on May 2, 2018 .
  5. ↑ NAOMI JACOB THIS. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times , August 28, 1964, accessed May 2, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Claire M. Tylee: 'ticketing oneself a Yid': fiction Generic, antisemitism and the response to Nazi atrocities in Naomi Jacob's 1936 novel, Ingot Metal . In: Working Papers . tape June 6 , 2003, ISSN  1478-3703 ( online ).
  7. ↑ Thomas Atcheson: Set the world at naught: A portrait of Naomi Jacob: A true Yorkshire character. In: settheworldatnought.blogspot.de. June 13, 2011, accessed May 2, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Jacob, Naomi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacob, Naomi Eleanor Clare (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English author, actress and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Ripon , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1964
Place of death Sirmione , Italy