Janey Scott

Janey Scott Lewin
Born Janey Scott
1927 (age 84–85)
London, England
Pen name Roberta Leigh
Janey Scott
Rachel Lindsay
Rozella Lake
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British
Period 1950–1997
Genres Romantic novels, Children's stories, Science Fiction, Romantic Murder Mystery
Spouse(s) Michael Lewin (1948–1997)
Children 1
www.robertaleigh.com

Janey Scott Lewin (born 1927 in London, England), well known as Roberta Leigh is a British author and artist. She wrote romance fiction and children's stories as Roberta Leigh, Rachel Lindsay, and Janey Scott.

She published her first novel in 1950 and is still actively creating new titles. She created the puppet series Sara and Hoppity, Torchy the Battery Boy, Wonder Boy and Tiger and Send for Dithers. She was the first author to write a children's fiction series about space; It was called Space Patrol and was shown around the world.

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Biography

Born Janey Scott in London, England in 1927, She married with Michael Lewin in 1948, and began writing years before having their son, Jeremy.

She published her first romance novel in 1950 as Roberta Leigh, she also published children books and romances under the pseudonyms: Janey Scott, Rachel Lindsay and Rozella Lake. Since the death of her husband, she has ended writing romance books.

She created the puppet seriesSara and Hoppity, Torchy the Battery Boy, Wonder Boy and Tiger, Send for Dithers, and Space Patrol which chronicled the adventures of Captain Larry Dart aboard his spaceship "Galasphere 347". Later followed an attempt at a similar series Paul Starr. A live action colour space show The Solarnauts followed in 1967. Both unfortunately never went beyond pilot episodes.

Paul Starr

Though made in 1964, Paul Starr looked to be a decade ahead of Space Patrol. A 25 minute puppet series in the same vein, it was in full colour. Agent Paul Starr and his crewman, Lightning work for the Space Bureau Investigation. They have a squat rocket SBI-5 which can travel through space, in air and even underwater (SBI uses an undersea base). Convincing looking jets fly it through the air but in space it switches to Solar Energy. It is armed with various weapons including nuclear missiles. Robots in the series are far more intricate looking and Space Patrol fans will notice similar sound effects used. Movements of the characters are "less wooden" and there is no sign of "strings".

The puppets were made by Martin and Heather Granger who with Joan Garrick operated them. Realistic mouth movements were used long before Anderson's Terrahawks. Voices were Edward Bishop who voiced Paul Starr, Patricia English, Dick Vosburgh and Peter Reeves. The series was created and written by Roberta Leigh who also wrote the title song and lyrics (sung by Jerry Dane). Director of Photography and co-producer was Arthur Provis.

In this adventure, Starr's boss sends him to Mars where five atomic power stations (used to pump water) have been destroyed by fire. Starr and Lightning work as security guards to try and find the cause. Chief suspect is General Darynx. The Martians are shown as non-human fish people.

The Solarnauts

This was a colour live action space show, produced in 1967. Like Paul Starr, it still exists. Details:

Bibliography

This section lists books credited to Roberta Leigh,[1] Rachel Lindsay, [2] Janey Scott, and Rozella Lake. Some novels were published as Roberta Leigh and Rachel Lindsay.

As Roberta Leigh

Romance Novels

Single Novels
Collections
Omnibus In Collaboration

Children's Stories

Tomahawk Series
  1. Tomahawk (1960)
  2. Tomahawk and the River of Gold (1960)
  3. Tomahawk and the Animals of the World (1961)
  4. Tomahawk and the Tomb of the White Moose (1961)
Twizzle
  1. The Adventures of Twizzle (1960) – 18 stories
Sara and Hoppity Series
  1. Sara and Hoppity (1960)
  2. Sarah and Hoppity Make New Friends (1960)
  3. Sara and Hoppity Find a Cat (1961)
  4. Sara and Hoppity Get Lost (1961)
  5. Meet Sara and Hoppity (1962)
  6. Sara and Hoppity go to the Fair (1961)
  7. Sara and Hoppity go to the Seaside (1961)
  8. Sara and Hoppity stay on a Farm (1961)
  9. Sara and Hoppity spring clean their house (1961)
  10. Sara and Hoppity on a big Ship (1961)
Torchy Series
  1. Torchy and the Magic Beam (1960)
  2. Torchy in Topsy Turvy Land (1960)
  3. Torchy and Bossy Boots (1962)
  4. Torchy and His Two Best Friends (1962)
  5. Torchy and the Twinkling Star (1962)
Mr. Hero Series
  1. The Adventures of Mr. Hero (1961)
  2. Mr. Hero meets the Raggler Children (1961)
  3. Mr. Hero and the Pearly Queen
  4. Mr. Hero and the Animal
  5. Mr. Hero in Bongo Island
  6. Mr. Hero and Puss the Octo
  7. Mr. Hero helps a family
  8. Mr. Hero in Iceland

As Rachel Lindsay

Romance Novels

Single Novels

As Janey Scott

Romance Novels

Single Novels

Children's Stories

Sara Gay Series
  1. Model girl (1961)
  2. Model Girl in Monte Carlo (1961)
  3. Model Girl in New York (1961)
  4. Model Girl in Mayfair (1961)

As Rozella Lake

Romance Novels

Single Novels

(* also edited as Rachel Lindsay)

References and Resources

  1. ^ Roberta Leigh in Fantastic Fiction, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/L/roberta-leigh 
  2. ^ Rachel Lindsay in Fantastic Fiction, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/rachel-lindsay 

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