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Helen Cresswell(1934-2005)

  • Writer
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Helen Cresswell was born on 11 June 1934 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Demon Headmaster (1996), Moondial (1988) and The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987). She was married to Brian Rowe. She died on 26 September 2005 in Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
BornJune 11, 1934
DiedSeptember 26, 2005(71)
BornJune 11, 1934
DiedSeptember 26, 2005(71)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Terrence Hardiman in The Demon Headmaster (1996)
The Demon Headmaster
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Moondial (1988)
Moondial
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987)
The Secret World of Polly Flint
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
The Famous Five (1995)
The Famous Five
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Little Grey Rabbit (2000)
    Little Grey Rabbit
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 2000
  • Terrence Hardiman in The Demon Headmaster (1996)
    The Demon Headmaster
    7.3
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • adapted for television by
    • 1996–1998
  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)
    The Phoenix and the Carpet
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • series written by
    • teleplay
    • 1997
  • The Famous Five (1995)
    The Famous Five
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • screenplay
    • 1995–1997
  • Vicci Avery, Leonard Kirby, Francis Wright, Toby Ufindell-Phillips, and Laura Clarke in The Return of the Psammead (1993)
    The Return of the Psammead
    7.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1993
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • book
    • novel
    • 1968–1992
  • Francis Wright in Five Children and It (1991)
    Five Children and It
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • dramatised by
    • 1991
  • Moondial (1988)
    Moondial
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • written by
    • 1988
  • The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987)
    The Secret World of Polly Flint
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Ceri Seel and Richard Orme in The Bagthorpe Saga (1981)
    The Bagthorpe Saga
    7.6
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1981
  • Roy Kinnear and Henry Livings in Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
    Jackanory Playhouse
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972–1977
  • Mark Weavers in Jumbo Spencer (1976)
    Jumbo Spencer
    TV Series
    • novel/adaptation
    • 1976
  • Lizzie Dripping (1973)
    Lizzie Dripping
    7.8
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1973–1975

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 11, 1934
    • Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 26, 2005
    • Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Brian Rowe1962 - 1995 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    The author of over 100 books including: "Sonya-by-the-Shore" (1960), "The Piemakers" (1967), "The Night-Watchmen" (1969), "The Bongleweed" (1973), "Lizzie Dripping" (1973), "The Winter of the Birds" (1975), "Ordinary Jack" (1977) and "Bagthorpes Battered" (2001).

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  • Trivia
    In the 1970s Helen Cresswell toured round schools in the Nottinghamshire area to encourage children to enjoy reading books and to spur on any writing creativity.
  • Quotes
    I write a title, then set out to find where that particular road will take me.

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