Roberta Leigh

Writer and TV producer, creator of 'The Newcomers'

Roberta Leigh - Writer and TV producer, creator of 'The Newcomers'
Born

December 22nd, 1926
98 years ago

Died

2014
11 years ago — 88 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United Kingdom

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An English writer and television producer, created the soap opera 'The Newcomers', which aired from 1965 to 1966. Leigh wrote romantic novels under various pseudonyms and contributed to children's literature. In the 1960s, she became a prominent figure in British television production, aligning her writing with creative output for the screen.

Created the soap opera 'The Newcomers'

Authored numerous romantic novels

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