Facts: - death place: bideford , devon , uk - caption: '' 1921 and reportedly the setting of '' the borrowers '' the cedars '' , norton 's house until - birth name: kathleen mary pearson - notableworks: '' knob '' '' bonfires and broomsticks '' the borrowers '' series '' the magic bed - death date: 29 august 1992 - genre: children 's fantasy novels - awards: carnegie medal 1952 - birth date: 10 december 1903 - name: mary norton - nationality: british - image: leightonmiddleschool.jpg - birth place: london , england , uk - occupation: writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mary norton -lrb- author -rrb- .
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mary norton , or kathleen mary norton '' nee '' pearson -lrb- 10 december 1903 -- 29 august 1992 -rrb- , was an english author of children 's books .she is best known for the '' the borrowers '' series of low fantasy novels -lrb- 1952 to 1982 -rrb- , which is named after its first book and , in turn , the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation .norton won the 1952 carnegie medal from the library association , recognising '' the borrowers '' as the year 's outstanding children 's book by a british subject .for the 70th anniversary of the medal in 2007 it was named one of the top ten winning works , selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite .