Monica Rose

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Monica Rose
Born	Monica Angela Rose (1948-02-11)11 February 1948 London, England
Died	2 February 1994(1994-02-02) (aged 45) Leicester, England
Occupation	Game show hostess
Years active	1964-1977

Monica Rose (11 February 1948 - 2 February 1994) was a British TV quiz show hostess on Double Your Money and The Sky's the Limit, both presented by Hughie Green.

Showbusiness career

Originally a contestant on Double Your Money, Rose was invited to become a hostess on the show by Green, impressed by her cockney charm and manner, and stayed for three years. She later worked on The Sky's the Limit.^[1]

Personal life

Rose left show business in 1977 and was admitted to hospital three years later suffering from a nervous breakdown. She married Baptist lay preacher Terry Dunnell in 1982 and settled in Leicester where she worked as a checkout operator in a supermarket.^[1] After battling depression, Rose committed suicide by overdosing on antidepressants and tranquillisers in 1994.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Hayward, Anthony (11 February 1994). "Obituary: Monica Rose". The Independent. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
↑ "Celebrity's suicide". The Independent. 17 March 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
↑ Randall, David (22 June 2008). "Whatever happened to Monica Rose after doubling her money?". The Independent. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

External links

Monica Rose at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Rose, Monica
Alternative names
Short description	Game show host
Date of birth	11 February 1948
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	2 February 1994
Place of death	Leicester, England

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