About Helen Nicoll
Lived 1937 – 2012 (aged 74). Helen Nicoll was a writer and children's writer.
Helen Nicoll (10 October 1937 – 30 September 2012) was an English author of children's literature, best known for the Meg and Mog series. She wrote a total of 17 books and collaborated with illustrator Jan Pienkowski for more than forty years. In 1983, she founded the audiobook company Cover to Cover, which was acquired by BBC Worldwide in 2000.
Biography She was educated at Blackwell and later at Badminton School in Bristol. She then studied the violin for a year at Dartington Hall in Devon.
Personal life Nicoll married Robert Kime, an interior designer and antique dealer, in 1970. They had two children.
Nicoll died at her home in Wiltshire on 30 September 2012, ten days before her 75th birthday.
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Who was Helen Nicoll?
English children's book author
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Helen Nicoll was born on 10 October 1937 in Natland.
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Helen Nicoll died on 30 September 2012 in Marlborough.
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Helen Nicoll was a writer and children's writer.
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