Noel Streatfeild (1895–1986)
Author of Ballet Shoes
About the Author
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Series
Works by Noel Streatfeild
Before Confirmation 2 copies
Harlequinade 2 copies
Noel Streatfeild 5 Books Collection Set (Ballet Shoes, Theatre Shoes, White Boots, Tennis Shoes, Circus Shoes) (2017) 2 copies
Tops and Bottoms 2 copies
The December Baby 1 copy
The secret of the lodge 1 copy
various 1 copy
The picture story of Britain 1 copy
The February Baby 1 copy
Associated Works
Every Girl's Annual 1952 — Contributor — 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Streatfeild, Mary Noel
- Other names
- Scarlett, Susan
Streatfeild, Mary Noel - Birthdate
- 1895-12-24
- Date of death
- 1986-09-11
- Burial location
- St Mary the Virgin Churchyard Westerham, Kent, England
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK
London, England, UK - Education
- Academy of Dramatic Art
St. Leonard's Ladies' College - Occupations
- writer
actor
novelist
children's book author
biographer
autobiographer - Organizations
- PEN
- Awards and honors
- OBE
- Short biography
- Noel Streatfeild, née Mary Noel, was born in Amberley, Sussex, England, one of six children of Rev. William Champion Streatfeild, later Bishop of Lewes, and his wife Janet Nancy Venn. She often rebelled against the strict rules and expectations of her parents. She was educated by governesses and attended St. Leonard's College and Laleham School in Eastbourne. After World War I, she moved to London to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She spent 10 years acting with the Charles Doran and Arthur Bourchier companies before becoming a full-time writer. Her familiarity with the stage provided authentic background for many of her popular books for children, including the "Shoes" books, beginning with the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for Best Children's Book of the Year for The Circus Is Coming (1938) also known as Circus Shoes. She also wrote fiction and nonfiction for adults, sometimes using the pen name Susan Scarlett, including biographies. During the 1950s, she also worked in radio. She described her early life in three semi-autobiographical novels: A Vicarage Family (1963), Away from the Vicarage (1965) and Beyond the Vicarage (1972). Several of her books were adapted for feature or television films.
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Members
Discussions
Folio Archives 344: Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild 2009 in Folio Society Devotees (October 2023)
Illustrated children's book, old woman in jalopy yelling "Road Hog!" in Name that Book (March 2012)
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Ambleside Books (3)
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Ballet Fiction (2)
Ballet Books (7)
Comfort Reads (2)
1940s (1)
Sense of place (1)
1930s (1)
METAfiction (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 111
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 13,865
- Popularity
- #1,666
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 253
- ISBNs
- 380
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 37