Deborah Orr

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Deborah Orr
Born Deborah Jane Orr
(1962-09-23) 23 September 1962 (age 61)
Motherwell, Scotland
Residence Stockwell, South London
Occupation Journalist
Employer The Guardian
Partner(s) Will Self (mar. 1997)
Children 2 sons

Deborah Jane Orr (born 23 September 1962)[1] is a Scottish journalist who has worked for The Guardian and other titles. She was born and raised in Motherwell, Scotland.[2][3][4]

Career

Orr worked as deputy editor for City Limits magazine and as a contributor to New Statesman until 1990. She is currently a columnist for The Guardian, a publication she first joined in 1990. She was previously a columnist for The Independent and editor of the Guardian Weekend magazine (1993–98).[1]

Personal life

Orr married Will Self in 1997 and they have two sons. They live in Stockwell, South London.[2][5] She has been diagnosed with breast cancer.[6]

References

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  3. Orr, Deborah "Politics and the death of social mobility", The Guardian, 19 May 2010
  4. Orr, Deborah "I never knew my home town was a hotbed of religious fundamentalism". The Independent, 5 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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