Deborah Hutton

Hutton's memorial stone near Langley, Norfolk. It quotes from the funeral address which she wrote shortly before her death, "And if I could ask you just one more thing it would be to go out and do a little kindness" — Deborah 13 July 2005 Deborah Hutton (7 September 1955 – 15 July 2005) She attended Benenden School and graduated from the University of York with a First in English. In 1984, she married Charlie Stebbings, whom she had met at university. They had four children, Archie, Romilly, Eleanor, and Frederick, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

Writing career While working for the British Council in 1979, Hutton won a job with Vogue through a talent contest, and became its first Health Editor as the subject piqued her interest. She wrote several Vogue books on the subject. Several of her family members had previously died of lung cancer. It was published the day before her death, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Her widower Charlie Stebbings set up Cut Films, which makes films encouraging teenagers not to smoke.