

Was a writer, actress and dancer in Australia freelance writer in England (1924–40) published Mary Poppins (1934) lived in America (1940–45), England (1945–65) was writer-in-residence at Radcliffe College, Massachusetts (1965–66), at Smith College, Massachusetts (1966–67), at Scripps College, California (1970) returned to England (1976). Born Helen Goff Travers on August 9, 1906, in Queensland, Australia died at her London home on Apdaughter of Robert Travers and Margaret (Goff) Travers (Irish-Scottish ranchers) educated at home, then in Australian schools never married no children.


Australian-English theater and literary critic, writer on mythology and spirituality, who wrote the enormously popular "Mary Poppins" books.
