Jill Murphy

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Jill Murphy (born July 5, 1949 in London , † August 18, 2021 in St. Mabyn, Cornwall ) was a British writer and illustrator of children's books. She was best known for her children's novels about witches and her picture books. Her books have also been adapted for television and the stage. She has been called "one of the most engaging children's writers and illustrators in the country."

biography

Born in London, Murphy became interested in writing and drawing at the age of six. Although she was not particularly good at other school subjects, she had already built an extensive library of handwritten and illustrated books in elementary school. She enjoyed reading boarding school stories that provided material and inspiration for Miss Cackle's Academy on The Worst Witch , as well as the Ursuline High School at Wimbledon, which she attended. She grew up a Roman Catholic but no longer practiced the faith in later years. Her mother, who stayed at home, was a "book mad" and her father was an Irish engineer.

Murphy gave birth to a son in the spring of 1990. Her marriage to the potter Roger Michell ended in divorce. She lived long in London and in recent years in St Mabyn, Cornwall, where she died in hospital on August 18, 2021 at the age of 72 of complications from cancer.

Works (in German)

  • A lousy witch , from the English by Ursula Kösters-Roth, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01206-4 .
  • A lousy witch rushes to help , translated from the English by Ursula Kösters, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01211-8 .
  • A lousy witch is very unlucky , from the English by Ursula Kösters-Roth, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01208-8 .
  • A lousy witch makes a wish , from the English by Jenny Merling, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01205-7 .
  • A lousy witch continues to do magic , from the English by Ursula Kösters, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01207-1 .
  • A lousy witch flies to the sea , translated from English by Ursula Kösters, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01209-5 .
  • A lousy witch releases the spell , from the English by Ursula Kösters, Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-01210-1 .
  • Just five minutes of rest , picture book, translated from English by Britta Groiß, Annette Betz Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-219-11724-0 .
  • Only once without a spot , picture book, translated from English by Britta Groiß, Annette Betz Verlag, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-219-11805-6 .
  • No rest for Father Bear , picture book, translated from English by Ingrid Weixelbaumer, Betz, Vienna / Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-219-10816-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jill Murphy obituary , theguardian.com, August 22, 2021, accessed August 24, 2021
  2. ↑ Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 , bbc.com, August 21, 2021, accessed August 24, 2021
  3. ↑ Observer review: The Worst Witch Saves the Day by Jill Murphy. October 29, 2005, accessed August 23, 2021 .
  4. ^ Author profile Jill Murphy at Diogenes Verlag, accessed on August 24, 2021
  5. ↑ British children's book author Jill Murphy is dead , Kulturnachrichten on deutschlandfunkkultur.de from August 22, 2021, accessed on August 24, 2021
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Jill
SHORT DESCRIPTION British writer and illustrator of children's books
BIRTH DATE July 5, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH St. Mabyn, Cornwall , UK