Dorothy Wall
New Zealand writer (1894-1942) · New Zealand · On the map · Writers · Died at 48
Dorothy Wall was a New Zealand-born writer and illustrator of children's fiction books. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill, an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian (1933), Blinky Bill Grows Up (1934) and Blinky Bill and Nutsy (1937).
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About this person
Most of her books were first published by Angus & Robertson.
Country
New Zealand
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1942 · aged 48
