Joan Rosita Forbes was born in Riseholme Hall, England, the eldest of four children, daughter of a landowner and M.P. In 1911 she married a soldier and travelled with him on duty in China, India, and Australia. She did not like being an Army wife and was quarrelling with her husband, so they separated in 1915 and she returned to England. During World War I, she served as a driver at the Front, receiving two medals from France. After the war, she resumed her travels with a friend. Upon her return to Europe, she worked as a journalist covering the French colonies in North Africa. She wrote about her experiences abroad in her first book, Unconducted Wanderer (1919). She continued to write and travel, and at her death in 1967 she had published 18 books.
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- OLID: OL2238380A
- ISNI: 0000000103407517
- VIAF: 29898812
- Wikidata: Q7368981
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q7368981
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- Rosita Torr, Joan Rosita Torr, Joan Rosita McGrath
- Forbes, Rosita (Toor) Mrs.
- Rosita (Torr) Forbes
- Rosita Torr Forbes
- Forbes, Rosita (Torr) Mrs.
| September 27, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| November 15, 2011 | Edited by Sarah Breau | merge authors |
| November 15, 2011 | Edited by Sarah Breau | Added bio, added birth date, added death date, added alternate names, added Wikipedia link |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |