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- Birth nameJill Sallitt
- Jilly Cooper was born on February 21, 1937 in Hornchurch, Essex, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Rivals (2024), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971). She was married to Leo Cooper. She died on October 5, 2025 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- SpouseLeo Cooper(1961 - November 29, 2013) (his death, 2 children)
- She won £7450 for her chosen charity on The Weakest Link (2000).
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Literature.
- She didn't learn how to drive an automobile until she was 56.
- Patron of the charity Celia Cross Greyhound Trust.
- She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Literature and to Charity. She is an author and journalist in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
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