Dorothy Wall
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For the Irish rugby union player, see Dorothy Wall (rugby union).
Dorothy Wall (12 January 1894 – 21 January 1942) was a New Zealand-born writer and illustrator of children's fiction books. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill, an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian (1933), Blinky Bill Grows Up (1934) and Blinky Bill and Nutsy (1937). Most of her books were first published by Angus & Robertson.
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Dorothy Wall | |
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Born | (1894-01-12)12 January 1894 Kilbirnie, New Zealand |
Died | 21 January 1942(1942-01-21) (aged 48) Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Author, illustrator |
Nationality | New Zealander Australian |
Period | 1920–1942 |
Genre | Children's literature |
Spouse | Andrew Delfosse Badgery (married 4 November 1921, St. Albans Anglican Church, Five Dock, New South Wales)[citation needed] |
Children | Peter (son) |
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