Michelle Magorian

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Michelle Jane Magorian (born November 6, 1947 in Southsea , Portsmouth ) is a British author and actress.

She grew up in Singapore , then lived for some time in Australia and later in Paris, where she was a student of Marcel Marceau and took singing, ballet and acting lessons. In 1982 she received the Guardian Award for her 1981 book Goodnight Mr Tom , which was published in German under the title Der Junge aus London . The novel is about a boy who is evacuated from London during the air raids of World War II and is taken in by a lonely old man. It was filmed in 1998 with John Thaw , will also be seen as a play in 2008 and has since been translated into 13 languages. Another work that also deals with World War II is Back Home . Michelle Magorian was inspired to write these books by her mother's stories about her time as a nurse.

Michelle Magorian lives in New Hampshire with her two sons.

Works (original title)

  • Back Home (1984) ( ISBN 0-06-440411-0 )
  • Waiting for My Shorts to Dry (1989)
  • Who's Going to Take Care of Me? (1990)
  • Orange Paw Marks (1991)
  • A Little Love Song (1991) ( ISBN 0-7497-1061-6 )
  • In Deep Water (1992)
  • Jump (1992)
  • Not a Swan (1992)
  • A Cuckoo in the Nest (1994)
  • A Spoonful of Jam (1998)
  • Be Yourself (2003)
  • Just Henry (2008)

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personal data
SURNAME Magorian, Michelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magorian, Michelle Jane (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Southsea