Mary Norton (author)

Mary Norton (author)
Mary Norton
Born 10 December 1903(1903-12-10)
United Kingdom
Died 29 August 1992(1992-08-29) (aged 88)
Devon
Occupation Author
Nationality British
Genres Children's literature
Notable work(s) The Borrowers
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Cedars, Norton's house until 1921 and reportedly the setting of The Borrowers

(Kathleen) Mary Norton, née Pearson, (10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992)[1] was an English children's author. Her books include The Borrowers series.

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Background

Norton was the daughter of a physician, and was raised in a Georgian house at the end of the High Street in Leighton Buzzard. The house now consists of part of Leighton Middle School, known within the school as The Old House, and was reportedly the setting of her novel The Borrowers. She married Robert Charles Norton on 4 September 1946 and had four children, two boys and two girls. Her second husband was Lionel Boncey, whom she married in 1970.[1] She began working for the War Office in 1940 before the family moved temporarily to the United States.

She began writing while working for the British Purchasing Commission in New York during the Second World War. Her first book was The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons published in 1943, which, together with the sequel Bonfires and Broomsticks, became the basis for the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

Norton died of a heart attack in Bideford, Devon, England on 29 August 1992.

Works

  • The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons (1943)
  • Bonfires and Broomsticks (1945)
  • The Borrowers (1952)
  • The Borrowers Afield (1955)
  • The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
  • The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
  • Are All the Giants Dead? (1975)
  • The Borrowers Avenged (1982)

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

Norton's novels The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks were adapted into the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks, starring Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson.

There have been several screen adaptations of The Borrowers:

There have also been numerous theatrical adaptations of The Borrowers.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mary Norton." St. James Guide to Children's Writers, 5th ed. St. James Press, 1999.
  2. ^ Anne Hopper (2007-12-3). "The Borrowers". TheStage.co.uk. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19009/the-borrowers. Retrieved 2011-8-22. 
  3. ^ Kelly Rowles (2010-11-5). "Philly’s Arden Theatre Brings The Borrowers to the Stage this December!". CultureMob. http://culturemob.com/phillys-arden-theatre-brings-the-borrowers-to-the-stage-this-december. Retrieved 2011-8-22. 

External links

  • Mary Norton at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database



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