Fanny Cradock

Fanny Cradock
Cradock in 1976
Born
Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey

(1909-02-26)26 February 1909
Leytonstone, Essex, England
Died27 December 1994(1994-12-27) (aged 85)
Hailsham, East Sussex, England
Occupation(s)Television cook, novelist and food critic
Spouses
  • Sidney A. Vernon Evans
    (m. 1926; died 1927)
  • Arthur W. Chapman
    (m. 1928; died 1978)
PartnerJohnnie Cradock (1939 – his death)
Children2
Parents

Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey (26 February 1909 – 27 December 1994), better known as Fanny Cradock, was an English restaurant critic, television cook and writer. She frequently appeared on television, at cookery demonstrations and in print with her fourth husband, Major Johnnie Cradock, who played the part of a slightly bumbling hen-pecked husband.