Deborah Orr

Deborah Orr
Born	Deborah Jane Orr 23 September 1962 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

1. "Ms Deborah Orr's Biography". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
2. Donaldson, Brian (15 July 2010). "Will Self at the Edinburgh International Book Festival". Edinburgh Festival Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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.
5. McGibbon, Rob (29 March 2006). "Press Conference With...WILL SELF". PressGazette. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
6. "For a moment I really thought my husband had won the Booker. But no!". The Guardian. 19 October 2012. He was already deeply involved in it when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

External links

• The Independent – Articles by Deborah Orr Articles published in the past year
• The Guardian – Archive of articles by Deborah Orr in the Guardian
• BBC News – Views on respect: Deborah Orr 09/01/06
• Silverman, Craig (12 October 2005). "BBC host apologizes after guest swears on air". Regret The Error. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2011.