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Noel Streatfeild

1895 - 1986

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Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE (24 December 1895 – 11 September 1986) was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series (though some books made references to others). Random House, the U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes (1936), published some of Streatfeild's subsequent children's books using the word "Shoes" in their titles, to capitalise on the popularity of Ballet Shoes; thus Circus Shoes (originally called The Circus Is Coming), Party Shoes (originally called Party Frock), Skating Shoes (originally called White Boots) and many more. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for The Circus Is Coming. Streatfeild also wrote 12 romance novels under the pen name Susan Scarlett. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Noel Streatfeild is the 7,000th most popular writer (down from 6,813th in 2024), the 6,730th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,329th in 2019) and the 726th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Noel Streatfeild ranks 7,000 out of 7,302. Before her are Amarna Miller, Avijit Roy, Alfred Gough, Ann Leckie, Elizabeth David, and Louisa Lawson. After her are David Sedaris, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Maggie O'Farrell, Cho Nam-joo, Sidney Lanier, and Çiler İlhan.

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Among people born in 1895, Noel Streatfeild ranks 318. Before her are Whina Cooper, Frank Fredrickson, Rex Ingram, Nat Pendleton, John Boles, and Ken Maynard. After her is Max Lemke. Among people deceased in 1986, Noel Streatfeild ranks 307. Before her are Paul Frees, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Giorgio Pellini, Jerry Paris, Ted Knight, and Len Bias. After her are Gordon MacRae, and Jerry Colonna.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Noel Streatfeild ranks 6,732 out of 8,785. Before her are Vernon Reid (1958), Pete Trewavas (1959), Max Kilman (1997), Jamie Redknapp (1973), Peter Webber (1968), and Carlo Rota (1961). After her are Ian Crook (1963), Joe Gilgun (1984), Paolo Nutini (1987), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), John Sessions (1953), and Zeki Fryers (1992).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Noel Streatfeild ranks 726. Before her are David Hare (1947), Edwin Morgan (1920), Tom Parker Bowles (1974), Siobhan Dowd (1960), Laurie Lee (1914), and Charley Boorman (1966). After her are Maggie O'Farrell (1972), Helen Dunmore (1952), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Sebastian Faulks (1953), Kae Tempest (1985), and John Mortimer (1923).

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