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Mary Norton

1903 - 1992

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Kathleen Mary Norton (née Pearson; 10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), known professionally as Mary Norton, was an English writer of children's books. She is best known for The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named after its first book and, in turn, the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation. Norton won the 1952 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising The Borrowers as the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007 it was named one of the top 10 winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Norton is the 1,932nd most popular writer (up from 3,992nd in 2019), the 1,717th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,868th in 2019) and the 185th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Mary Norton ranks 1,932 out of 7,302. Before her are John Banville, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Petr Ginz, Daṇḍin, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, and Nelson Algren. After her are Chuck Palahniuk, Alexander Polyhistor, Don Juan Manuel, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Maria Shriver, and Eustache Deschamps.

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Among people born in 1903, Mary Norton ranks 101. Before her are Karl Eberhard Schöngarth, Nikos Zachariadis, Victor Brauner, Elisha Cook Jr., Arpad Elo, and Benjamin Spock. After her are Watchman Nee, Harold Eugene Edgerton, Adelbert Schulz, Anny Ondra, Georges Politzer, and Luigi Allemandi. Among people deceased in 1992, Mary Norton ranks 85. Before her are Stella Adler, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Arpad Elo, Franziska Donner, Maria Reiter, and Princess Margaret of Denmark. After her are Robert Muldoon, Marisa Mell, Richard Brooks, Petra Kelly, Audre Lorde, and Deng Yingchao.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Norton ranks 1,717 out of 8,785. Before her are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Michael Dummett (1925), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), and Eddie the Eagle (1963). After her are Ian Wilmut (1944), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), John Newton (1725), Christine McVie (1943), Harriet Martineau (1802), and Edward Gordon Craig (1872).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Norton ranks 185. Before her are Hugh Lofting (1886), Arthur Machen (1863), John Farey Sr. (1766), Renée Vivien (1877), Robert Faurisson (1929), and A. S. Byatt (1936). After her are Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), James Murray (1837), Thomas Kyd (1558), James Herriot (1916), Robert Southey (1774), and George Meredith (1828).

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