Rosemarie Stewart

Rosemarie Stewart
Personal information
Full name Rosemarie Stewart Dench
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born (1914-06-22)22 June 1914
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Died September 2001 (aged 87)
Former partner Ernest Yates

Rosemarie Stewart (married name: Dench; 22 June 1914 – September 2001) was an English pair skater. She competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the pairs event with partner Ernest Yates. They placed 10th out of a field of 18 teams. She was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.[1] After the Olympics she married Robert Dench and, together, they toured with the Ice Capades through the 1940s and the 1950s. Robert became an American citizen in 1944.[2][3][4] She and her husband published a book to introduce people to pair skating in 1943.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2009). "Rosemarie Stewart Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. ↑ "Drama Notes". Chicago Tribune. 1944-02-20. pp. D6.
  3. ↑ "Advance Good For N.Y. Harris Icer". Billboard. 1955-09-17. p. 62. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Talent Topics". Billboard. 1951-08-18. p. 56. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  5. ↑ "Pair skating and dancing on ice". Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-04.


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