The Wombles

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 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.

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