Ruth Silvestre obituary by Adam Grater

My mother, Ruth Silvestre, who has died aged 92, was a cabaret singer in the 1950s and 60s. Later she turned to writing books, including three, known as the Sunflower Trilogy, about the summers she spent away from the UK in the south west of France. Ruth was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Dorothy (nee Harmsworth), a nanny, and Bill Simmonds, an engineer. A scholarship to Basingstoke high school gave her the good …

« Back to BroadwayStars