Jilly Cooper

Dame

Jilly Cooper

DBE
Cooper in 1974
Cooper in 1974
BornJill Sallitt
(1937-02-21)21 February 1937
Hornchurch, Essex, England
Died5 October 2025(2025-10-05) (aged 88)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationAuthor
GenreErotic, romance
Spouse
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(m. 1961; died 2013)​
Children2
Website
jillycooper.co.uk

Dame Jill Cooper (née Sallitt; 21 February 1937 – 5 October 2025) was an English author and journalist. She was best known for her Rutshire Chronicles series.

Jill Sallitt was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England, on 21 February 1937, to Mary Elaine (née Whincup) and Brigadier W. B. Sallitt, OBE.

Cooper died on 5 October 2025 in Gloucestershire, England from problems caused by a fall, aged 88.

References

  1. ↑ "Biography with magazine quotations". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2004.
  2. ↑ Stolworthy, Jacob (6 October 2025). "Jilly Cooper dies aged 88 after fall, publisher confirms". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Horwell, Veronica (6 October 2025). "Dame Jilly Cooper obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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