Biography

Having toured the world with husband, Kajar the Magician's Show 'Magicadabr', Jean Darling settled in Dublin and became an author of dozens of short mysteries for Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazines and Horror Fantasy for Whispers Magazine, etc. In 1980 she became Aunty Poppy (named for her home State flower) writing and telling over 450 children's story on both RTE radio and TV. Jean has also written several radio plays broadcast on RTE.
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In the late 1970s, Jean appeared on Saturday morning television as the presenter of "Auntie Poppy's Story Time" on Irish television programme "Anything Goes". She also told children's stories on Irish radio in the same period.

Has the German epitaph on her tomb stone says 'A star so near and yet so far'.

Buried at Dudenhofen Friedhof Dudenhofen, Kreis Offenbach, Hessen, Germany.

Her husband, Reuben Bowen, was once billed as "Kajar, The Magician". They had a son, Roy Hamilton-Bowen.

Attended the Lawlor Professional School for young performers, under the tutelage of Viola F. Lawlor.