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The true fairytales … come straight out of myth; they are, as it were, minuscule reaffirmation of myths, or perhaps the myth made accessible to the local folky mind. One might say that fairytales are the myths falling into time and locality … is the same stuff, all the essentials are there, it is small, but perfect. Not minimized, not to be made digestible for children.

P. L. Travers

P. L. Travers

P. L. Travers

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Born: August 9, 1899

Died: April 23, 1996 (aged 96)

Bio: Pamela Lyndon Travers was an Australian-born British novelist, actress, and journalist who migrated to England and lived most of her adult life there.

Known for:

Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935)
Mary Poppins (1934)
Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943)
Mary Poppins in the Park (1952)
Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988)

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