Rosemary Rogers

Novelist

Birthday December 7, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Sri Lanka

DEATH DATE Nov 12, 2019 (86)

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About

Sri Lankan-born author whose bestselling romance novels include Wildest Heart, Love Play, and the Legend of Morgan-Challenger books.

Before Fame

After studying at the University of Ceylon, she worked as a reporter.

Trivia

Common themes of her historically-themed romance novels include violence and rape, exotic travel, and the rise from poverty to wealth.

Family Life

She was born in Sri Lanka to a family of Portuguese and Dutch heritage. She married three times and had four children; with her second husband, Leroy Rogers, she settled in California.

Associated With

She found early literary inspiration in the historical fiction novels of Alexandre Dumas.