Hazel Adair

Hazel Iris Addis (née Wilson; 30 May 1900 – 1 October 1990) was a British writer of over 20 novels from 1935 to 1953, under the pseudonyms Hazel Adair and A. J. Heritage. Under her real name, H. I. Addis, she also published works relating to Cub Scouts.

Biography Hazel Iris Wilson was born on 30 May 1900 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, daughter of Annie Margaret and Cecil Wilson. She married the writer Eric Elrington Addis (alias Peter Drax) in 1926. From 1926 to 1929, she lived in New Zealand, while her husband was based there with the Royal Navy. On their return to England, they lived in Oxshott, Surrey. Her husband was killed in after a bombing raid in Alexandria, Egypt in August 1941.

Adair wrote over twenty novels, mostly under the pseudonym Hazel Adair. A review of her first book, published in 1935, said that she was "plucky .. set[ting] out to make a novel from a happy marriage!" and at the 9th World Scout Jamboree, 1957, she was the women's Indaba chief. In 1955, she received the Silver Wolf Award in recognition of services of "most exceptional character" over 26 years. She wrote several works for Cub Scouts, including a book of play scripts.

She died on 1 October 1990 in Stowmarket. She had two children, Valerie and Jeremy;