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3 unusual facts about Naomi Jacob


Naomi Jacob

Jacob moved to Lake Garda in 1930 because the weather was kinder to her lungs.

Known by her friends as Micky, she had a strong circle of friends including Marguerite Broadfoote, Radclyffe Hall, 'Little Tich', Marie Lloyd, Bransby Williams and many others.

Her work has many critics who believe her work to resemble that of Barbara Taylor Bradford.


Vanda Godsell

Her father was an officer in the Navy and served in the Battle of Jutland whilst her mother, Muriel, was the sister of novelist and actress Naomi Jacob.


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