birth_date: 1910-07-08 00:00:00
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name: Diana  Ross
about: Diana Patience Beverly Ross was an English children's author. A graduate of the Central School of Art in London, she also worked on sculpture and graphic arts and illustrated several of her own books under the name of her cat, Gri.Beginning with The Little Red Engine Gets a Name (1942), followed by The Story of the Little Red Engine (1945) and seven more volumes, Ross created a series of picture books which followed the adventures of the same character. Ross wrote several volumes of modern fairy tales for older chldren and also had an un-credited part in the creation of the BBC children's television series Camberwick Green. (wikipedia) Diana Patience Beverly Ross was an English children's author. A graduate of the Central School of Art in London, she also worked on sculpture and graphic arts and illustrated several of her own books under the name of her cat, Gri.Beginning with The Little Red Engine Gets a Name (1942), followed by The Story of the Little Red Engine (1945) and seven more volumes, Ross created a series of picture books which followed the adventures of the same character. Ross wrote several volumes of modern fairy tales for older chldren and also had an un-credited part in the creation of the BBC children's television series Camberwick Green. (wikipedia) ...more
death_date: 2000-05-04 00:00:00