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Elisabeth Beresford (English author of children's books)

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Beresford, Elisabeth
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Person
Gender
Female
Date of birth
1926-08-06
Place of birth
Paris
Date of death
2010-12-24
Place of death
Alderney

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Elisabeth Beresford, MBE (; 6 August 1926 – 24 December 2010), also known as Liza Beresford, was an English author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a literary family, she worked as a journalist, but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the late 1960s. Their recycling theme was noted especially and the Wombles became popular with children across the world. While Beresford wrote many other works, the Wombles remained her best-known.

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