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Helen Osborne (11 March 1939 – 12 January 2004) was a British journalist and critic, and the fifth wife of the playwright John Osborne.

She was born Helen Dawson, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and educated at The Mount School, York, and Durham University, where she received a bachelor's degree in History.

She worked at The Observer for the arts editor Richard Findlater, becoming drama critic and then arts editor.

References

1. "Helen Osborne". Telegraph. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
2. "Helen Osborne | Obituaries". The Stage. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
3. "Helen Osborne | Obituaries | News". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
4. ^ Coveney, Michael (9 January 2004). "Helen Osborne". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

• John Osborne and Helen Dawson Osborne Papers at the Harry Ransom Center

• 1939 births
• 2004 deaths
• British theatre critics
• British women theatre critics
• People educated at The Mount School, York
• 20th-century British journalists
• Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham
• Deaths from cancer in England
• Writers from Newcastle upon Tyne