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| Born | Ella May McFadyen 26 November 1887 Petersham, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Died | 22 August 1976 (aged 88) Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia |
| Pen name | Cinderella |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1901-1970 |
| Notable works | Pegmen Tales |
Ella May McFadyen (1887–1976) was an Australian children's author, poet and short story writer.
Early Life
[edit]She was born in Petersham, outer Sydney, on 26 November 1887,[1]and brought up on a farm in Five Dock, until the age of 15, when her family moved to Brisbane Water on the central coast of NSW.[2] It was here that she began to write, and have poems and short stories published. She became a member of the Junior Red Cross in 1914.
Career
[edit]From 1918-1938 she worked at The Sydney Mail,[3] after being offered the position of children's page editor. Under the name "Cinderella" she created a two page weekly column, featuring poems, short stories, natural history and correspondence from readers.
She died in Lane Cove, Sydney, on 22 August 1976.[1]
Books
[edit]- Songs of the Last Crusade (1917)[4]
- Pegmen Tales (1946)
- Pegmen Go Walkabout (1947)
- Little Dragons of the Never Never (1948)
- Kookaburra Comedies (1950)
- The Wishing Star (1956)[5]
- Big Book of Pegmen Tales (1959)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Walford, Leslie. "McFadyen, Ella (1887–1976)". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Gallagher, Emily (8 March 2019). "A slight bias towards eels and lizards". Inside Story. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Ella May Mcfadyen". Australian Literary Studies. 21 (3): 377. 2004 – via Google Books.
- ^ McFadyen, Ella (1917). "Songs of the last crusade". Trove. North Sydney : Winn. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "BOOK NEWS". Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1976). 7 October 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Wide Range Of Books For Young Readers". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 31 October 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Interview in The Telegraph 29 September 1932
- "The Pegmen" a poem by Ella MacFayden published by The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser 13 September 1911
- Interview of Ella Mcfadyen from the National Library of Australia
Category:1887 births Category:1976 deaths Category:Australian women short story writers Category:20th-century Australian women writers Category:Australian writers Category:Australian women children's writers Category:Australian children's writers Category:Writers from New South Wales