Kitty Barne

Marion Catherine "Kitty" Barne (17 November 1882 – 3 February 1961 ) (also known as Kitty Streatfeild) was a British screenwriter and author of children's books, especially on music and musical themes. Eric Streatfeild was the first cousin of Noel Streatfeild's father.

Barne was a member of the Women's Voluntary Service, responsible for the reception of children evacuated to Sussex. During the war years, she published six novels, They were illustrated by Alfons Purtscher and Marcia Lane Foster respectively.

Apart from her novels, she wrote some non-fiction books, including a biography of Elizabeth Fry (who was her husband's great-grandmother) in 1950, a book about the orchestra, a history of the Girl Guides and a book of Camp Fire Songs (1944). She was Commissioner for Music and Drama for the Girl Guides for some years

She died on 3 February 1961 after a long illness.