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| Cookery writer Marguerite Patten dies aged 99 | Cookery writer Marguerite Patten dies aged 99 |
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| Cookery writer and wartime broadcaster Marguerite Patten has died aged 99, her family has announced. | Cookery writer and wartime broadcaster Marguerite Patten has died aged 99, her family has announced. |
| Mrs Patten fronted her first TV cookery show on the BBC in 1947, telling the country how to make the most of its rations during World War Two. | Mrs Patten fronted her first TV cookery show on the BBC in 1947, telling the country how to make the most of its rations during World War Two. |
| The author, widely considered to be the first celebrity chef, wrote more than 170 books and had worldwide sales of more than 17 million. | The author, widely considered to be the first celebrity chef, wrote more than 170 books and had worldwide sales of more than 17 million. |
| Her family said she died on 4 June "from an illness stoically borne". | Her family said she died on 4 June "from an illness stoically borne". |
| 'Home economist' | |
| Born Marguerite Brown, in Bath, she first learned to cook for her family, aged 13, after her father died and her mother had to return to work. | Born Marguerite Brown, in Bath, she first learned to cook for her family, aged 13, after her father died and her mother had to return to work. |
| She worked as a home economist at the Eastern Electricity Board, as an actress in repertory theatre, and a promoter of the Frigidaire refrigerator brand. | She worked as a home economist at the Eastern Electricity Board, as an actress in repertory theatre, and a promoter of the Frigidaire refrigerator brand. |
| During World War Two, her cookery ideas were broadcast on the BBC radio programme Kitchen Front. | During World War Two, her cookery ideas were broadcast on the BBC radio programme Kitchen Front. |
| She was a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946 and made her final appearance in 2011. | |
| Mrs Patten refused to describe herself as a celebrity chef, telling one interviewer: "I am not. | |
| "To the day I die, I will be a home economist." | |
| She has had countless TV and radio shows and was awarded an OBE for services to the "art of cookery" in 1991 before becoming a CBE in 2010. | She has had countless TV and radio shows and was awarded an OBE for services to the "art of cookery" in 1991 before becoming a CBE in 2010. |
| Mrs Patten, who had a stroke in 2011, continued to contribute to TV and radio food programmes into her 90s. | |
| Woman's Hour host Jane Garvey tweeted: Before everyone else there was Marguerite Patten. Really fond memories of @BBCWomansHour programme with her in 2009. RIP #cookerylegend | |
| Food critic and broadcaster Jay Rayner tweeted: Farewell Marguerite Patten, a long life well lived. I interviewed her a few times and she was always a delight. |