Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1938) Winner
Mary Noel Streatfeild
メアリー・ノエル・ストリートフィールド
Mary Noel Streatfeild
Pen Names:
Susan Scarlett（Pen name for romance novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1895-12-24 （Frant, Sussex）
- Died
- 1986-09-11 age 90
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
Career
- Occupations
- author, children's literature author, actress
- Active Years
- 1931-1986
- Nominations
- Carnegie Medal commended runner-up (Ballet Shoes, 1936)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Carnegie Medal | The Circus Is Coming | — | Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1938
Work:
The Circus Is Coming
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1983
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ballet Shoes
1936 Children's literatureThree orphan girls pursue careers in ballet, acting, and dance in London.
artsfamilygrowing up
Adaptations
- [TV serial] Ballet Shoes (1975)
- [TV film] Ballet Shoes / Eleanor Nicols (2007)
- [Stage] Ballet Shoes (2024)
The Circus Is Coming
1938 Children's literatureA girl's adventures in a circus family.
circusfamilyadventure
Bibliography
- Ballet Shoes (1936)
- Tennis Shoes (1937)
- The Circus Is Coming (1938)
- The House in Cornwall (1940)
Adaptations
- Aunt Clara (1954 film)
- The Growing Summer (1968 TV)
- Thursday's Child (1972 TV)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vivid descriptionschild-centric narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- children in performing artsfamily dynamics
Legacy
Prolific English author known for children's books about arts, winner of Carnegie Medal.
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in You've Got Mail (1998)
Trivia
- Her sister Ruth Gervis illustrated Ballet Shoes.
- Member of the historic Streatfeild family.