Tributes paid to Scottish journalist & author Deborah Orr, who has died aged 57
Tributes have been paid to the Scottish journalist and author Deborah Orr, who has died aged 57.After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, OrrHer friend Observer columnist Catherine Bennett described Orr as"one of the cleverest, most unconventional, most fearless people on the planet".
She is survived by her two sons, Ivan and Luther, from her marriage with fellow writer Will Self, as well as her stepchildren, Alexis and Madeleine. Orr, who was born in Motherwell, joined the Guardian in 1990, becoming the first female editor of its Weekend magazine before she was 30.'Sardonic, clever, bright'
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