P.L. Travers

P.L. Travers

Birth : 1899-08-09, Maryborough, Queensland

Death : 1996-04-23

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Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (/ˈtrævərs/; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-English writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Description above from the Wikipedia article P.L. Travers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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P.L. Travers

Movies

Mary Poppins Returns
Novel
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
The Cat That Looked at a King
Novel
This short film is a combination of live-action and animation. It is done in the style of the chalk drawings seen in the original "Mary Poppins" film and was produced exclusively for the 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD released in December of 2004. Julie Andrews and two children magically enter the animated world of the chalk drawings to experience this whimsical tale based on one of the chapters from the original series of "Mary Poppins" books.
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
Novel
A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers.
Mary Poppins
Novel
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness.