Eileen Rose Busby

Eileen Rose Busby (August 15, 1922-April 6, 2005) was an author and antiques expert. She was featured on HGTV's "Appraise It!" show.

Early life

Busby was born Eileen May Rose in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Her parents, Frank and Esther Rose, relocated to San Diego while she was still a baby. Busby taught herself to read when she was 3 years old, skipped a grade in school, and graduated from San Diego High School at age 16.

Biography

Busby, who was married first to James (Jim) Scott and later to Richard Busby, often spoke before groups about antiques collecting. She also taught a how-to course for many years at Cuyamaca College and Grossmont College, community colleges in El Cajon, California. She wrote two books about the history and collecting of "Royal Winton Porcelain" and "Cottage Ware". Her third book, "Royal Winton Vintage Chintz and Pastel Ware", co-authored with daughter Cordelia Mendoza, is schedule for posthumous publication by Schiffer Books in Spring, 2008.

Busby and her husband, Richard, lived in England for 10 years, some of it spent in a thatched roof cottage, from where they traveled the countryside researching Royal Winton and chintz. Busby wrote articles about their travels while Richard took photos, which were published in "Sea" magazine and "International Yachtsman". While living in England, Busby passed the U.K.'s Mensa exam and became a member. [cite news |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050409/news_1m9busby.html |title=Eileen Rose Busby; writer, world traveler and antiques expert |author=Elizabeth Fitzsimons |work= The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=2005-04-09] She also taught word processing at a U.S. military base.

Busby was a member of the San Diego chapter of Mensa [http://www.sandiego.us.mensa.org/] and the San Diego Press Club, [http://www.sdpressclub.org/] and was featured in 2004 in the "Antiques Road Show"'s newsletter. In 1999, Busby was featured as a collector on HGTV's "Appraise It!" show, taped at the Butterfield auction house in Los Angeles [ [http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_ait Home & Garden Television ] ] . She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at age 62 from New York University. Also, she was a member of the San Diego Press Club. [ [http://www.sdpressclub.com/ The San Diego Press Club ] ]

She and Jim Scott had five children, two of whom—J. Michael Scott and Cathy Scott—are also authors. Eileen sold Royal Winton and chintz china pieces as a dealer at daughter Cordelia Mendoza's antiques store in Ocean Beach. [ [http://www.cottageantiques.biz/ CottageAntiques.com - Unique vintage furnishings and accessories for your home and garden online catalogue ] ] California. Busby was also the sister of author and Russian Orthodox Hieromonk Father Seraphim Rose and the sister-in-law of former CIA Director Stansfield Turner.

Books

* "Royal Winton Porcelain: Ceramics Fit for a King" 1998
* "Cottage Ware: Ceramic Tableware Shaped As Buildings, 1920s-1990s" 2003
* "Computer Typing"
* "Quick-Quick Type: Ten Easy Lessons : A Short, Simple Beginner or Refresher Course With Handy Reference Section"

References

External links

* [http://eileenrosebusby.blogspot.com/ Eileen Rose Busby official site]
* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050409/news_1m9busby.html "San Diego Union-Tribune" obituary]
* [http://www.collectx.com/news/collectorMag.cfm?domain_id=4&file_id=136&mode=remoteServe "The Collector" obituary]
* Listed in "Kovel's Yellow Pages"
* Listed in "Official Guide to Flea Market Prices, 2nd ed"
* [http://www.sdpressclub.com/foghorn/0805/0805bus.htm "Remembering Eileen Busby," San Diego Press Club's "Foghorn"]