Margery Sharp
Clara Margery Melita Sharp (born January 25, 1905 in the Salisbury district (county of Wiltshire ), † March 14, 1991 ) was an English writer . She is particularly known for her children's books about Miss Bianca, an adventurous mouse lady.
Life
She was born Clara Margery Melita Sharp in the Salisbury County, Wiltshire . She spent part of her childhood in Malta . In 1938 she married the engineer major and writer Jeffery Lloyd Castle
She published her first novel , Rhododendron Pie, in 1930. In her long career, she wrote 26 adult novels, numerous short stories , a few plays and 14 children's books.
Many of her works turned out to be international bestsellers , and almost all of them were also translated into German .
Some of her works also served as templates for films . Ernst Lubitsch filmed The Girl Cluny Brown ( Cluny Brown, 1944) in 1946 under the title Cluny Brown on Free Feet . The best known is probably the Walt Disney - Cartoons Rescuers - The Rescuers (1977) provided on Bianca and her friends ( The Rescuers, based 1959). The two main characters were then used again in Bernard and Bianca im Kangaroo Land (1990).
Works (selection)
Novels and volumes of short stories for adults
- Rhododendron Pie, 1930
- Fanfare for Tin Trumpets, 1932
- The Nymph and The Nobleman, 1932
- The Flowering Thorn, 1934 (German: A whim named Patrick, Vienna and Berlin 1978, most recently under ISBN 3-404-12112-0 )
- Sophy Cassmajor, 1934
- Four Gardens, 1935
- The Nutmeg Tree, 1937 (German: The Perfect Lady, Berlin 1939; most recently under ISBN 3-548-23283-3 )
- Harlequin House, 1939
- The Stone of Chastity, 1940 (German: The Stone of Chastity, Bergisch Gladbach 1975, most recently under ISBN 3-404-01308-5 )
- Three Companion Pieces (1941)
- Cluny Brown, 1944 (German Cluny Brown girl, Hamburg 1954, most recently under ISBN 3-404-00111-7 )
- Britannia Mews, 1946 (Eng. Britannia Gasse [also: Britanniagasse ], Bern 1947)
- The Foolish Gentlewoman (1948)
- Lise Lillywhite, 1951 (German: The girl on the balcony, Vienna approx. 1983, most recently under ISBN 3-404-10502-8 )
- The Gipsy in the Parlor, 1954 (German Fannys Brautfahrt, Hamburg 1956)
- The Eye of Love, 1957 (German: The Eye of Love, Hamburg 1959)
- Something Light, 1960 (German love at last glance, Hamburg 1961, most recently under ISBN 3-404-00123-0 )
- Martha in Paris, 1962 (German semester in Paris, Hamburg 1963)
- The girl in the grass and other stories, Hamburg 1964
- Martha, Eric and George, 1964 (German The Raven Mother , Claassen Verlag, Hamburg 1966)
- The Sun in Scorpio, 1965 (German: The Sun in Scorpio, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1967)
- In Pious Memory, 1967 (German widow until further notice, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1970)
- Rosa, 1970 (German Rosa, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1972, most recently under ISBN 3-499-11682-0 )
- The Innocents, 1972 (German spring in autumn, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1973, most recently under ISBN 3-404-05138-6 )
- The Lost Chapel Picnic and Other Stories, 1973 (Eng. The picnic in the chapel. Stories, Vienna 1981, most recently under ISBN 3-404-10289-4 )
- The Faithful Servants, 1975 (German beloved servant, Düsseldorf 1977, most recently under ISBN 3-548-20032-X )
- Summer Visits, 1977 (German Cotton Hall always has guests, Vienna and Berlin 1976, most recently under ISBN 3-404-18035-6 )
Children's books
- The Rescuers, London 1959 (most recently under ISBN 0-00712668-9 ) (German Bianca and her friends, Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne 1963, most recently under ISBN 3-473-39304-5 )
- Melisande, Boston 1960
- Miss Bianca, London and Boston 1962 (German Bianca. Your adventures in the diamond castle, Zurich, Einsiedeln and Cologne 1967)
- The Turret, Boston 1963
- Lost at the Fair, Boston ca.1965
- Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, London and Boston 1966
- Miss Bianca in the Orient, London and Boston 1970
- Miss Bianca in the Antarctic, London 1970
- Miss Bianca and the Bridesmaid, London and Boston 1972
- The Magical Cockatoo, London 1974 ( ISBN 0-43496305-4 )
- The Children Next Door, London 1974 ( ISBN 0-43495878-6 )
- Bernard the Brave. A Miss Bianca Story, London 1976
- Bernard into Battle. A Miss Bianca Story, Boston ca.1978
Stage plays
- Meeting at Night (premiered in London 1934)
- Lady in Waiting (premiered in New York in 1940)
- The Foolish Gentlewoman (premiered in London 1949)
Film adaptations
- 1947: Cluny Brown on free feet
- 1948: The imperfect lady
- 1954: The Birdcage Room (TV piece)
- 1961: Rooms still available
- 1977: Bernard and Bianca - The Mouse Police
- 1991: Bernard and Bianca in the kangaroo country
Web links
- Literature by and about Margery Sharp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information page about Margery Sharp ( Memento of April 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sharp, Margery |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharp, Clara Margery Melita (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | District Salisbury (county Wiltshire ) |
DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1991 |