Rosemary Rogers was a Sri Lankan Burgher best-selling author of historical romance novels.
12 Facts About Rosemary Rogers
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Rosemary Rogers was the second romance author, after Kathleen Woodiwiss, to have her novels published in trade paperback format.
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Rosemary Rogers Jansz was born on 7 December 1932 in Panadura, British Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.
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Rosemary Rogers family employed many servants and was sheltered from much of the outside world.
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Rosemary Rogers began writing at age eight, and throughout her teens penned many romantic epics in the style of her favorite writers, Sir Walter Scott, Alexandre Dumas, pere, and Rafael Sabatini.
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Rosemary Rogers was the first woman in her family to work outside the home as a feature writer for a Ceylon newspaper.
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The second marriage ended after eight years, and Rosemary Rogers was left to support herself and four children on her salary as a typist for the Solano County Parks Department.
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In Solano County, she met Shirlee Busbee, and Rosemary Rogers became her friend and mentor.
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Rosemary Rogers later made her home in California, where she continued to write until her death.
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Rosemary Rogers died on November 12,2019, at her home in Monterey, California.
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Every night for a year, Rosemary Rogers worked to perfect a manuscript that she had written as a child, rewriting it 24 times.
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Rosemary Rogers was one of the first romance authors to extend her scenes into the bedroom.