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Dorothy Edwards was born on 29 March, 1917 in Teddington, United Kingdom. She was a children's writer and author of the popular Milly-Molly-Mandy series of books. She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in London and then studied at the Royal College of Music. Dorothy Edwards wrote over 30 books, including the Milly-Molly-Mandy series, which was first published in 1928. The series was adapted into a television series in the 1970s and has been translated into many languages. She also wrote several other books, including The Little Red Hen, The Little White Duck, and The Little Black Lamb. Dorothy Edwards was married to the composer and conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent, from 1945 until his death in 1967. She died on 28 April, 2005 in London, England. Dorothy Edwards had an estimated net worth of $1 million at the time of her death. She earned her wealth from her writing career and royalties from her books.

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Occupation actress
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 29 March, 1917
Birthday 29 March
Birthplace Teddington, United Kingdom
Date of death August 8, 1982
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Nationality United Kingdom

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1981

She was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for children's literature for The Witches and the Grinnygog 1981, a novel for children about the survival of benign pagan witchcraft in modern Britain. This novel was later adapted for television.

1980

She also edited several anthologies of short stories, folklore and poetry for children, chiefly on the subjects of magic, witchcraft and ghosts. Two of these are Ghosts and Shadows 1980 and Mists and Magic 1983.

1950

Edwards' most famous stories are of My Naughty Little Sister, which she conceived to keep her daughter, Jane, quiet whilst on a family holiday in 1950. She wrote five books of these stories, which were illustrated by Shirley Hughes. She wrote several other children's story books and picture books.

1947

She was an actress, known for The Wind of Heaven (1947), Man in a Suitcase (1967) and Sherlock Holmes (1964).

1942

Her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age. Her stories, poems and articles were published throughout her twenties, and at this time she married her husband Francis P. "Frank" Edwards in 1942, and had two children, Jane and Frank. She died in 1982 and was buried alongside her younger sister Phyllis Mary F. Brown, known as "Pip", (1920–1977), to whom her Naughty Little Sister books were dedicated. She was survived by her husband, who died two years later.

1917

Dorothy Edwards was born on March 29, 1917 in Wrexham, Wales.

1914

Dorothy Edwards (6 November 1914 – 8 August 1982) was a children's writer from England best known for her My Naughty Little Sister book series and novel The Witches and the Grinnygog (1981).