Elisabeth Beresford (1926–2010)
Auteur de The Wombles
A propos de l'auteur
Elisabeth Beresford was born in Paris, France on August 6, 1926. During World War II, she served as a radio operator in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a ghost writer, specializing in speeches, and as a journalist. During her lifetime, she wrote afficher plus about 100 books including Escape to Happiness, A Tropical Affair, and A Passionate Adventure for adults and Danger on the Old Pull 'n Push, The Hidden Mill, and the Magic series for children. She is best known for creating the Wombles of Wimbledon Common. The first book in the series, The Wombles, was published in 1968 and soon afterward, it was made into an animated series. She wrote over 20 Wombles books. She also wrote two TV series, Seven Days to Sydney and Come to the Caribbean. She was awarded an MBE for services to children's literature in the 1998. She died of heart failure on December 24, 2010 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Elisabeth Beresford
Womble Winterland and Other Stories: The Ghost of Wimbledon Common/Orinoco the Magnificent/Womble Winterland (Wombles) (1999) 6 exemplaires
The Wombles go to the seaside 4 exemplaires
Diana in Television 3 exemplaires
Cocky and the missing castle 2 exemplaires
Doubleday Romance Library #21: The Paid Piper, Stephanie, Paradise Island (1968) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
The Wombles: Tobermory on TV DVD 2 exemplaires
Fashion Girl 2 exemplaires
The World of the Wombles 2 exemplaires
The Wombles Bumper Book 1 exemplaire
The Oscar Puffin Book 1 exemplaire
Doubleday Romance Library #10. The Savage Aristocrat, The Ardent Suitor, Island of Shadows. (1980) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
King Lehr 1 exemplaire
The Wombles: 35th Anniversary collection 1 exemplaire
Knights of the Cardboard Castle 1 exemplaire
De kasteelkinderen knappen het op 1 exemplaire
Doubleday Romance Library # ?. Escape to Happiness, The Varleigh Medallion, Moment of Magic (1979) 1 exemplaire
El misterio de la montaña negra 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Robertson, Elisabeth (married name)
- Date de naissance
- 1928-08-06
- Date de décès
- 2010-12-24
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Paris, France
- Lieu du décès
- Alderney, Channel Islands
- Lieux de résidence
- South London, England, UK
- Études
- Brighton and Hove High School
- Professions
- children's book author
- Relations
- Robertson, Max (husband)
Beresford, J D (father)
Farjeon, Eleanor (god-mother)
Day-Lewis, Cecil (god-father)
de la Mare, Walter (god-father)
Brandel, Marc (brother) - Prix et distinctions
- Order of the British Empire (Member, 1998)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Five star books (1)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 110
- Membres
- 1,303
- Popularité
- #19,700
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 17
- ISBN
- 208
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 2