Jane Avril au Moulin Rouge avec Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril au Moulin Rouge avec Toulouse - Lautrec by Francois Caradec
Published by Fayard 2001
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Published by Fayard 2001
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Mes Mémoires
Mes Mémoires (My Memories) by Jane Avril
Published by Phebus 2005
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Published by Phebus 2005
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Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge
Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge by Jose Shercliff
Published by Macrae Smith 1952
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Published by Macrae Smith 1952
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Miss Jose Shercliff - Author of Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge
Miss Jose Shercliff, who was The Times correspondent in Lisbon for 20 years, died in Cascais on January 21st 1985 at the age of 82. A journalist of the old school, she was a leading figure for many years in the British community in Portugal, where she was known for her sense of humour and humanity.
She had first arrived in Lisbon in 1940 en route for the United States, but was taken with the country and remained there for the rest of her life, through the war years, the Salazar dictatorship and the 1974 revolution.
Critical of the Salazar regime's hypocricies and cruelty, she was several times questioned by the PIDE, the political police. But she took it in her stride, commentating robustly that they had never maltreated her for fear of an international scandal.
She was born in Burton-on-Trent, the daughter of a brewer. She was early interested in writing and after reading English at Oxford she broke with family background and went to live in Paris, where she worked in the American Library. It was there that she tracked down Jane Avril, the cabaret star of the Belle Epoque, who was living in Paris in her later years; and on the basis of her conversations with Jane she published the lively book "Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge" (seen above) in the 1950's. Jose and Jane remained close friends as a result and only lost touch when World War 2 broke out and Jose had to leave Paris to follow the French government's path and resulting news.
At the outbreak of the Second World War she was working for the Daily Herald and the News Chronicle. She managed to get back to England on the fall of France, and the Herald decided to send her to the United States, which then involved travelling via Lisbon.
At that time the Portuguese capital was teeming with refugees, and Jose Shercliff's departure was delayed. But she found the local scene an absorbing one, not least because of the activities of rival spies, working either for the Allies or the Axis, and decided to stay on. She cared for sick refugees, and in subsequent years helped the activities of the Special Operations Executive.
Jose Shercliff worked for some years with the Associated Press, and in 1961 began writing for The Times Newspaper. When the 1974 revolution came, she was sympathetic to the sense of deep social injustices which inspired it, but was disappointed by what the politicians made of it.
Jose Shercliff lived for many years in the tiny cottage in Estoril, filled with books, pictures and innumerable mementoes, where she was enormously hospitable.
Jose Shercliff retired in 1981 and was unmarried.
She had first arrived in Lisbon in 1940 en route for the United States, but was taken with the country and remained there for the rest of her life, through the war years, the Salazar dictatorship and the 1974 revolution.
Critical of the Salazar regime's hypocricies and cruelty, she was several times questioned by the PIDE, the political police. But she took it in her stride, commentating robustly that they had never maltreated her for fear of an international scandal.
She was born in Burton-on-Trent, the daughter of a brewer. She was early interested in writing and after reading English at Oxford she broke with family background and went to live in Paris, where she worked in the American Library. It was there that she tracked down Jane Avril, the cabaret star of the Belle Epoque, who was living in Paris in her later years; and on the basis of her conversations with Jane she published the lively book "Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge" (seen above) in the 1950's. Jose and Jane remained close friends as a result and only lost touch when World War 2 broke out and Jose had to leave Paris to follow the French government's path and resulting news.
At the outbreak of the Second World War she was working for the Daily Herald and the News Chronicle. She managed to get back to England on the fall of France, and the Herald decided to send her to the United States, which then involved travelling via Lisbon.
At that time the Portuguese capital was teeming with refugees, and Jose Shercliff's departure was delayed. But she found the local scene an absorbing one, not least because of the activities of rival spies, working either for the Allies or the Axis, and decided to stay on. She cared for sick refugees, and in subsequent years helped the activities of the Special Operations Executive.
Jose Shercliff worked for some years with the Associated Press, and in 1961 began writing for The Times Newspaper. When the 1974 revolution came, she was sympathetic to the sense of deep social injustices which inspired it, but was disappointed by what the politicians made of it.
Jose Shercliff lived for many years in the tiny cottage in Estoril, filled with books, pictures and innumerable mementoes, where she was enormously hospitable.
Jose Shercliff retired in 1981 and was unmarried.
Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril - Beyond the Moulin Rouge
Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge. Edited by Nancy Ireson. Essays by Nancy Ireson and Anna Gruetzner Robins.
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Craig's Blog - JANE AVRIL OF THE MOULIN ROUGE - Craig's Blog
