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P. L. Travers
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Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996)
OverviewAI-generated
P. L. Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff on 9 August 1899 in Maryborough, Queensland, was an Australian and British poet, writer, novelist, and children's writer. She wrote in English and worked in the fields of poetry, children's literature, and journalism. Her notable works include *Mary Poppins* and *Mary Poppins Opens the Door*. She also published under the pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers.
Travers received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Her archives are held at the State Library of New South Wales. She died of natural causes due to epilepsy on 23 April 1996 in London.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 August 1899
- Died
- 23 April 1996
- Works
- 103
Top works
- Mary Poppins (illustrated Gift Edition)
- Mary Poppins - the Complete Collection
- mary poppins in the park
- Walt Disney's story of Mary Poppins with Record
- Meri Poppins
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Maryborough, Queensland
Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (/ˈtrævərs/; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-English writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Description above from the Wikipedia article P.L. Travers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…
Known for
- Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage — Self (archive footage)2009
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Helen Lyndon Goff , ( 1899-08-09 ) 9 August 1899, Maryborough , Colony of Queensland , British Empire
- Died
- 23 April 1996 (1996-04-23) (aged 96), Chelsea , London, England
- Resting place
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Twickenham , London
- Pen name
- Pamela Lyndon Travers
- Occupation
- Writer actress journalist
- Genre
- Children's literature, fantasy
- Notable works
- Mary Poppins book series
- Relatives
- Barbara Moriarty (sister)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Maryborough
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Mary Poppins Opens the Door
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- P.L. Travers as Titania in a production with Alan Wilkie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pamela Lyndon Travers
- date of death
- 1996-04-23
- date of birth
- 1899-08-09
- birth name
- Helen Lyndon Goff
- pseudonym
- Pamela Lyndon Travers
- name in native language
- Pamela Lyndon Travers
- cause of death
- epilepsy
- writing language
- English language
- archives at
- State Library of New South Wales
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to P. L. Travers, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (/ˈtrævərz/ TRAV-ərz; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of books, which feature the eponymous magical nanny.
Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was first published when she was a teenager, and she also worked briefly as a professional Shakespearean actress. Upon immigrating to England at the age of 24, she took the name "Pamela Lyndon Travers" and adopted the pen name P. L. Travers in 1933 while writing the first of eight Mary Poppins books.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “P. L. Travers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.