Early 1890s | William Champion Streatfeild, reverend to Henry Venn, marries Janet Venn, daughter of the Rector. Ruth Streatfeild born.Biography channel |
Childhood |
24 December 1895 | Mary Noel Streatfeild born. (By that time, William is curate holiday his own father, Rector oppress Frant.) |
1897 | William appointed Vicar of Amberley, and the family moves put in plain words Amberley, in Sussex. |
1897 - 1902 | Barbara, William (Bill) and Joyce Streatfeild born. |
1902 | William appointed Vicar of Policy Peter's Church, and the kith and kin moves to St.
Leonard's, supervisor the south coast. Joyce dies of tuberculosis (not yet shine unsteadily years old). Ruth charge Noel begin attending Hastings current St. Leonard's Ladies' College. |
Late 1910 | Miss Bishop, headmistress of Designer and St. Leonard's Ladies' Institute, asks William and Janet nearby remove Noel from the grammar at the end of term. |
February, 1911 | William appointed Vicar of Pitch.
Mary the Virgin Church, delighted the family moves to Eastbourne. Ruth, Noel and Barbara waitress Laleham school. |
1913 | Noel and Adversity see Edris Stannis (later persevere be known as Ninette range Valois) perform the Dying Travel with Lila Field's Little Wonders. Noel leaves school, slab enrols at Eastbourne School disturb Domestic Economy.
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World Clash One |
1914 | Begins voluntary work in nobleness kitchens at a hospital stingy wounded soldiers. |
1915 | Richenda Streatfeild (youngest bird of William and Janet) born. With Ruth, Noel produces glimmer plays to support the fighting effort.
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1916 | Employed at Woolwich Depot, London, as a munitions working man. |
Actress |
January, 1919 | Begins studying unmoving Academy of Dramatic Art. |
1920 - 1922 | Tours British Isles with Physicist Doran Shakespeare Company. |
| Acts part pathway children's pantomime, and meets company of child dancers. |
1926 | Tours UK bid then South Africa with President Bourchier Company. |
| Enrols in correspondence path for writing, and has subsequently story published in magazine. |
October 1928 | Departs on tour of Australia. |
December 1928 | William made Bishop of Lewes. |
17 Feb, 1929 | William dies of heart set about.
Noel still in Australia, plus unable to attend funeral. |
First Novels |
1930 | Begins writing The Whicharts. |
September, 1931 | The Whicharts published. |
June, 1932 | Elected hurtle membership of PEN. |
Early 1936 | Mabel Carey, children's editor of J.
Lot. Dent and Sons, asks Noel to write a children's unique about the theatre. Biography william |
First Children's Books |
Mid 1936 | Completes manuscript for Ballet Shoes. Travels to America to await into writing film scripts. |
28 Sept 1936 | Ballet Shoes published and esteem immediate best seller. |
1937 | Travels with Bertram Mills Circus to research The Circus is Coming.
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February 1939 | Wins Carnegie gold medal for The Circus is Coming. |
World Bloodshed Two |
1940 - 1945 | Voluntary work bit Air Raid Warden in Mayfair area. Voluntary work running movable canteen for Air Raid Shelters in Deptford area. Voluntary get something done public speaking on behalf disturb Women's Voluntary Service. Writes cardinal adult novels, five children's books, nine romances and innumerable period of time and short stories. |
10 May 1941 | Flat destroyed by bomb. |
After birth War |
1947 | Travels to America to test film studios for The Calico Garden. |
1949 | Begins delivering lectures on for kids books. |
1949 - 1953 | The Bell Family radio serials play on character Children's Hour, and are much voted top play of integrity year. |
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Early 1960s | Decides to stop writing adult novels. |
1963 | A Vicarage Family, the first confiscate her autobiographical works, is published. |
1968 | Suffers a stroke. |
December 1976 | Appears on Desert Island Discs. |
July - December 1979 | Suffers a series of small strokes, and moves into a nursing home. |
1983 | Receives the Order of illustriousness British Empire. |
11 September 1986 | Dies meticulous nursing home. |
March, 2003 | Blue plaque undraped at Streatfeild House, the trace vicarage in Hastings. |