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Postednon August 9, 2014
Postednon August 9, 2014n
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nHappynbirthday to the creator of Mary Poppins!
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nPamelanLyndon Travers was born Helen Lyndon Goff on this date in 1899. Shenwas born and raised in Australia, and as a young adult she emigrated to England.
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nShe was not only a famous author, she was annactress, a journalist, and she worked for the British Ministry ofnInformation during World War II!
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| Travers as an actress |
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nLyndonnGoff began working early—publishing her poems while she was just anteenager and writing for periodicals while building her reputation asnan actress. She adopted the stage name Pamela Lyndon Travers—usingnher father’s first name as her last name. When she went to England,nshe decided to throw herself into writing, and she adapted her stagenname as her pen name, P. L. Travers. n
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| Actress Julie Andrews, Walt Disney, and P. L. Travers at the premiere of “Mary Poppins” |
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nYounmay know that many women writers use initials rather than their fullnnames, in part because so many men and boys are less likely to trynnovels (or believe articles) penned by women. J. K. Rowling is ancurrent example. However, a lot of men use (and used) their initialsnas well, such as Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie and J. R. R.nTolkien. It’s interesting to note that some authors use different pennnames for different sorts of writing.
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nSpeakingnof J. M. Barrie, apparently Travers greatly admired his work andncopied some structural aspects of his children’s novels. As a matternof fact, Travers’s first publisher was Barrie’s adopted son.
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nDidnyou know…?
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nTraversnspent two summers living among the Hopi, Navajo, and Pueblo peoples,nstudying their mythology and folklore.
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nTraversnalso studied Zen mysticism in Japan.
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nCelebrate!
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nEnjoynreading or watching Mary Poppins (remember, there are eightnMary Poppins books!).
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Ornfind out more about Travers by watching Saving Mr. Banks, thenstory of the Disney adaptation of Travers’s book.
Ornfind out more about Travers by watching Saving Mr. Banks, thenstory of the Disney adaptation of Travers’s book.n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nBattlenof Flowers in Jersey
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nAnniversarynof Jesse Owens’s fourth gold medal
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nSmokeynthe Bear’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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