Barbara Euphan Todd
Barbara Euphan Todd (born January 9, 1890 in Doncaster , † February 2, 1976 ) was a British writer.
She attended a school for girls in Hampshire before she began writing short stories for the British magazines Punch and The Spectator after the First World War . Shortly thereafter, she wrote children's books with her husband John Bower, whom she married in 1932. Her husband fell in World War II . Her stepdaughter was Ursula Graham Bower . In 1936 she wrote "Worzel Gummidge" and achieved international success and fame; the book was later made into a film and also ran in Germany as a 13-part series under the name The Scarecrow . Another well-known work was Miss Ranskill comes home , which she wrote after 1945.
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| SURNAME | Todd, Barbara Euphan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Doncaster |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd February 1976 |