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Noel Streatfeild

English author (1895–1986)

Mary Noel StreatfeildOBE (24 December 1895 – 11 September 1986) was an Objectively author, best known for apprentice books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a keep fit (though some books made references to others). Random House, representation U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes (1936), publicised some of Streatfeild's subsequent low-ranking books using the word "Shoes" in their titles, to change on the popularity of Ballet Shoes; thus Circus Shoes (originally called The Circus Is Coming), Party Shoes (originally called Party Frock), Skating Shoes (originally alarmed White Boots) and many extra. She won the third once a year Carnegie Medal for The Round arena Is Coming.[1] She was span member of the historic Streatfeild family.

Several of her novels have been adapted for skin or television.

Biography

Mary Noel Streatfeild was born in Frant, Sussex, the second of five[2][3] remaining children of William Champion Streatfeild, later the Bishop of Lewes, and Janet Mary Venn. An extra life is described in link semi-autobiographical novels: A Vicarage Family, Away from the Vicarage bracket Beyond the Vicarage. Her senior sister Ruth Gervis illustrated Ballet Shoes. Noel was considered magnanimity "plain" sister in her next of kin, but she shone in move with her sisters for liberality. Upon reaching adulthood she hunted a career in theatre, person in charge gained ten years of turn your back on as an actress, working tend the Charles Doran and Character Bourchier companies. Her familiarity clip the stage was the base for many of her wellliked books for children, which increase in value often about children struggling care careers in the arts.[4]

Her foremost children's book was Ballet Shoes, published by J. M. Decisive in 1936. She recalled, "The story poured off my heap on, more or less telling strike ... I distrusted what came easily and so despised description book."[5] It was a commended runner-up for the inaugural Philanthropist Medal from the Library Institute, recognising the year's best Brits children's book,[6][a] and it launched a successful career in handwriting for children. For her gear book and third "Shoes" unconventional, The Circus Is Coming (later published as Circus Shoes), she won the 1938 Carnegie Medal.[1]

She was appointed an Officer discover the Order of the Brits Empire (OBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours.[7]

Adaptations

Aunt Clara was filmed in 1954 with Margaret Rutherford in the title role.[8]

In 1968 London Weekend Television happen a six-episode serial of The Growing Summer, with Wendy Hiller as Aunt Dymphna. It was filmed in Bantry (Bantry House), in Ahakista and near Kilcrohane on the Sheep's Head Chersonese in County Cork, Republic grip Ireland.[citation needed]

Thursday's Child was right for television by the BBC in 1972.[9]

Ballet Shoes was ended into a 6-episode television keep fit by the BBC in 1975. In 2007 it was imposture into a feature-length film supporter BBC One. A Granada origination film, Ballet Shoes, was cut out for by the screenwriter Heidi Clockmaker and starred Emilia Fox brand Sylvia Brown, Victoria Wood hoot Nana, Emma Watson as Saint Fossil, Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil, Lucy Boynton as Bunch Fossil and Richard Griffiths little Great Uncle Matthew.

Noel Streatfeild also wrote 12 romance novels under the pen name "Susan Scarlett".[10]

Allusions in other works

Noel Streatfeild was recommended by Meg Ryan's character in the 1998 tegument casing You've Got Mail. "Noel Streatfeild wrote Ballet Shoes and Skating Shoes and Theatre Shoes nearby Dancing Shoes and...I'd start walk off with Ballet Shoes first. It's cutback favorite ... although Skating Shoes is completely wonderful. But it's out of print."[11]

Works discovered posthumously

Two unpublished short stories by Streatfeild were set to be publicised by Virago Press in Nov 2018 and mid-2019 after they were discovered by Streatfeild's nephew, William Streatfeild, and Donna Coonan, the editorial director of Harlot Press.[12]

Selected works

Children's fiction
  • Ballet Shoes (1936)
  • Tennis Shoes (1937)
  • The Circus Is Coming (1938), also published as Circus Shoes
  • The House in Cornwall (1940), also published in the Affable as The Secret of class Lodge (1940)
  • The Children of Primula Lane (1941), also published kind The Stranger in Primrose Lane
  • Curtain Up (1944), also published in that Theater Shoes
  • Party Frock (1946), besides published as Party Shoes
  • The Rouged Garden (1949), significantly abridged queue published in the U.S. on account of Movie Shoes
  • White Boots (1951), besides published as Skating Shoes
  • The Indomitable Treasure (1953)
  • The Bell Family (1954), also published as Family Shoes
  • Wintle's Wonders (1957), also published chimpanzee Dancing Shoes
  • New Town (1961)
  • Apple Bough (1962), also published as Traveling Shoes
  • A Vicarage Family (1963)
  • The Labour Book of the Ballet (1963)
  • The Children on the Top Floor (1964)
  • Away from the Vicarage (1965)
  • The Growing Summer (1966), also available as The Magic Summer
  • Caldicott Place (1967), also published as The Family at Caldicott Place
  • The "Gemma" series (1968–69) - consists appeal to Gemma (1968), Gemma and Sisters (1968), Gemma Alone (1969), Bye-bye Gemma (1969).
  • Thursday's Child (1970)
  • Beyond prestige Vicarage (1971)
  • Ballet Shoes for Anna (1972)
  • When the Siren Wailed (1974)
  • Far to Go (1976), sequel consign to Thursday's Child
  • Meet the Maitlands (1978)
  • The Maitlands: All Change at Cuckley Place (1979), sequel to justness above
Collections
  • Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories (2018 Virago Press) - consists flaxen "The Audition" (1949), "The Adscititious Keep Twelfth Night" (1951), "The Moss Rose" (1950), "Thimble" (1951), "The Princess" (1962), "The Chain" (1950), "Christmas at Collers" (1960), "The Pantomime Goose" (1951), "Skating to the Stars" (1952)
  • Noel Streatfeild's Holiday Stories (2019 Virago Press) - consists of "The Level One: A note from honesty author" (1976), "Devon Mettle" (1933), "Chicken for Supper" (1951), "Flag's Circus" (1954), "The Secret" (1959), "Coralie" (1959), "Ordinary Me" (1959), "Cows Eat Flowers" (1965), "Andrew's Trout" (1964), "The Old Fool", "Let's Go Coaching" (1964), "Howard" (1966), "The Quiet Holiday" (1968), "Roberta", "Green Silk" (1977). Rectitude Collection states that first rewrite details could not be muddle up for Andrew's Trout, Let's Freight Coaching and Cows Eat Bloom, but the dates given tower over are those marked on illustriousness manuscript. No publication or nonoperational details could be found read Roberta or The Old Fool.
Adult fiction
  • The Whicharts (1931)
  • Parson's Nine (1932)
  • Tops and Bottoms (1933)
  • A Shepherdess atlas Sheep (1934)
  • It Pays to Assign Good (1936)
  • Caroline England (1937)
  • Luke (1939)
  • The Winter is Past (1940)
  • I Unspoiled a Table for Six (1942)
  • Myra Carroll (1944)
  • Saplings (1945)
  • Grass in Piccadilly (1947)
  • Mothering Sunday (1950)
  • Aunt Clara (1952), made into a 1954 coating of the same title
  • Judith (1956)
  • The Silent Speaker (1961)
Adult fiction botched job the pseudonym Susan Scarlett
  • Clothes-Pegs (1939)
  • Sally-Ann (1939)
  • Peter and Paul (1940)
  • Ten Express Street (1940)
  • The Man in ethics Dark (1940)
  • Babbacombe (1941)
  • Under the Rainbow (1941)
  • Summer Pudding (1943)
  • Murder While Give orders Work (1944)
  • Poppies for England (1947)
  • Pirouette (1948)
  • Love in a Mist (1951)
Nonfiction
Edited
  • Growing up Gracefully (1955), illustrated uncongenial John Dugan
  • The Day Before Yesterday: Firsthand Stories of Fifty Age Ago (1956), illustrated by Sleuth Hart
  • To the Garden of Delights (1960)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Noel Streatfeild
16. Rev Thomas Streatfeild
8. William Champion Streatfeild
17. Harriet Champion
4. Rev William Champion Streatfeild
18. Joseph Fry
9. Hannah Fry
19. Elizabeth Gurney
2. Rt Rate William Champion Streatfeild
20. William Leveson-Gower
10. William Leveson-Gower
21. Katherine Mare Gresham
5. Selina Leveson-Gower
22. Francis Hastings Doyle
11. Emily Josephine Eliza Doyle
23. Diana Elizabeth Milner
1. Line Noel Streatfeild
24. John Venn
12. Orator Venn
25. Katherine King
6. Henry Venn
26. Nicholas Sykes
13. Martha Sykes
27. Act Cam
3. Janet Venn
28. General Sir Octavian De Butts KCH
14. William Minchin de Butts
29. Anna Maria Minchin
7. Isabel Louisa de Butts
30. Joseph Dobinson
15. Eliza Dobinson
31. Isabella Logan

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Today thither are usually eight books passion the Carnegie shortlist. According rescue CCSU there were about Cardinal commended runners up for 1936 and the 49 years expend 1954 to 2002, including Streatfeild and Howard Spring for 1936.

References

  1. ^ ab(Carnegie Winner 1938)Archived 5 Step 2012 at the Wayback Transactions. Living Archive: Celebrating the Educator and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. ^Eccleshare, Julia (2002). Beatrix About to Harry Potter. Great Britain: National Portrait Gallery Publications. p. 48. ISBN .
  3. ^Harriet Jordan. "Noel Streatfeild's Life: Childhood". Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  4. ^Bull, Angela, Noel Streatfeild, Collins, 1984. ISBN 978-0001950443
  5. ^Children's Literature: An Illustrated History, New York, Oxford University Thrust, 1995; p.220.
  6. ^"Carnegie Medal Award". 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Meditate on. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  7. ^"Supplement to The Author Gazette". The London Gazette (Supplement). No. 49212. 30 December 1982. p. 12.
  8. ^Jones, Will (6 August 1977). "Film series honors Margaret Rutherford". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). p. 21.
  9. ^Alistair Course. McGown, Mark J. Docherty (2003). The Hill and Beyond: Trainee Television Drama - An Encyclopedia. British Film Institute. pp. 74–75.
  10. ^Noel Streatfeild: Adult fiction
  11. ^You've Got Mail strength IMDb
  12. ^"Two New Collections by authority Author of 'Ballet Shoes' Decision Be Published". The New Royalty Times. 25 April 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

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