- Betty Ladler
Mary 'Betty' Newmarsh Woolcock née Ladler (1914-2004) was an English artist and illustrator, most notable for her illustrations in books written by
Enid Blyton .Life and work
Betty Ladler was born in Hendon, Middlesex in 1914. She was a prolific illustrator predominantly of children's books for the publisher Blackie & Son LTD. Most of her life was spent in England but she travelled extensively and drew images taken from life in the Middle and Far East and the
Swiss Alps . Her home was in the village of Coombe, near Wooton under Edge, South Gloucestershire where she died in 2004.Exhibitions
She exhibited "Saloon Bar" at the Royal Academy in 1944, "Flower Study" in 1945 and "Flowers in Sunlight" in 1947. [Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970 (EP Publishing LTD, 1979)]
Partial bibliography
*"The Sound of Pens" (written by Ruth Leaver)
*"Alison and the Witch's Cave" (1956) (written by Shelia Stuart)
*"Blackie's Girl School Story Omnibus" (1960)
*"Study Number Six" (1957) (written by Nancy Breary)
*"Sally Again" (1959) (written byDorita Fairlie Bruce )
*"Flora at Kilroinn" (1956) (written byMabel Esther Allan (1956)
*"The Secret of the Silver Bottle" (1957) (written by Caleb Hawker)
*"Third Holiday Book" (1948) (written byEnid Blyton )
*"Tenth Holiday Book" (1955) (written byEnid Blyton )
*"Eleventh Holiday Book" (1956) (written byEnid Blyton )
*"Enid Blyton's Magazine" (1955) (written byEnid Blyton )
*"'Do My Best' Brownie Book" (1960) (written by Freda Collins)
*"The Hand of the Law" (1970) (written by Granville Calland Thornley)
*"Morning Light" (1957) (written by Stella Mead)
*"Collins Girls' Annual" (1958)
*"The Pearl Book of Girl Guide Stories"
*"Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Annual" (1957) (written byNoel Streatfeild )
*"Polly of Primrose Hill" (1956) (written by Kathleen O' Farrell)References
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