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Barbara C. Freeman

1906 – 1999

Writer and illustrator

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Lived 1906 – 1999 (aged 92–93). Barbara C. Freeman was a writer.

Barbara Constance Freeman (29 November 1906 – 1999) was an English writer and illustrator of books for children and young adults.

Biography Barbara Constance Freeman was born on 29 November 1906 in Ealing, near London. She attended the Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames in Surrey and later studied at the Kingston School of Art.

She illustrated many books by other writers, including The Treasure Hunters by Enid Blyton, and many collections of fairy tales, both traditional tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and modern stories. Some of her earliest illustrations are found in The Cuckoo Book (1942), a book of fairy tales by Edith Mary Bell. She also contributed to comics, including Playhour, and to annuals, such as Blackie's Children's Annual 1934.

By the 1960s she had begun writing and illustrating her own books for children and young adults. Some have a touch of fantasy: in Two-Thumb Thomas the eponymous hero is raised by school cats; in Broom-Adelaide, a fox rides a flying broomstick. Some, including Lucinda and The Name on the Glass, are set in the past, while in others, such as A Book by Georgina and The Other Face, the lives of the main characters are interwoven with history.

Her books have not remained in print, but some of her illustrations are still available as posters and art prints.

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1999, Santa Fe
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The Tiffin Girls' School
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Barbara Constance Freeman

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Barbara C. Freeman?

writer and illustrator

When was Barbara C. Freeman born?

Barbara C. Freeman was born on 29 November 1906 in Ealing.

When did Barbara C. Freeman die?

Barbara C. Freeman died in 1999 in Santa Fe.

What was Barbara C. Freeman's occupation?

Barbara C. Freeman was a writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barbara C. Freeman

· Wikidata: Q4858796

· DBpedia: Barbara C. Freeman

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