About Eleanor Farjeon
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon and composer Harry Farjeon. == Biography == N.B.: The biographies listed under the "Bibliography" subhead below do not eliminate the need for specific citations within the article. Eleanor Farjeon was born on 13 February 1881. Eleanor came from a literary and artistic family, prolific author Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie (Jefferson) Farjeon, the daughter of American actor-producer Joseph Jefferson. Eleanor's two younger brothers, Joseph and Herbert Farjeon, became writers, while the eldest, Harry Farjeon, became a composer. Farjeon, known to the family as "Nellie", was a small, timid child, who had poor eyesight and suffered from ill-health including severe migraine headaches throughout her childhood.
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