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Barbara Euphan Todd
Born(1890-01-09)9 January 1890
Arksey, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Died2 February 1976(1976-02-02) (aged 86)
Donnington, Berkshire, England
OccupationWriter
Known forCreator of Worzel Gummidge
Spouse
John Graham Bower
(m. 1932; died 1940)
ChildrenUrsula Betts (stepdaughter)

Barbara Euphan Todd (9 January 1890 – 2 February 1976) was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as the first in the publisher's new series, Puffin Books.

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Barbara Euphan Todd

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Worzel Gummidge

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originally appeared in a series of books by the English novelist Barbara Euphan Todd. It was the first story book published by Puffin Books. The books...

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Worzel Gummidge Down Under

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that aired from 1987 to 1989. Adapted from the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd, it is a sequel/continuation of the 1979-81 British television series...

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Soberton

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Anson (1697-1762) "Baron Anson of Soberton". The children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd was brought up in the village. Census data "Civil Parish population...

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Miss Ranskill Comes Home

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Ranskill Comes Home is a novel by Barbara Euphan Todd. It was first published in 1946, under her married name, Barbara Bower. The novel tells the story...

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Jon Pertwee

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starring role in Worzel Gummidge, based on the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd. Produced by ITV franchise contractor Southern Television in the...

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Blewbury

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(from 1954 to 1980), Kenneth Grahame, Marguerite Steen, GB Stern, Barbara Euphan Todd and Ben Fergusson. Artists have included William Nicholson, father...

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Worzel

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may refer to: Worzel Gummidge, a fictional scarecrow created by Barbara Euphan Todd J. Lamar Worzel (1919–2008), American geophysicist nickname of Jeff...

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1941 in literature

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its Puffin Books children's paperback imprint: Worzel Gummidge by Barbara Euphan Todd. The series editor is Eleanor Graham. unknown dates The new National...

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List of English novelists

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(1936–2003), I Didn't Know You Cared Alan Titchmarsh (born 1949) Barbara Euphan Todd (1890–1976), Miss Ranskill Comes Home J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)...

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Aunt Sally

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literally going by the name of 'Aunt Sally' is a major character in Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge books and subsequent TV series adaptations. In Gunby...

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Persephone Books

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Elisabeth Sanxay Holding Leonard Woolf Frances Towers Ambrose Heath Barbara Euphan Todd Lettice Cooper Margaret Bonham Helen Ashton Hilda Bernstein Duff...

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Arksey

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1,303 as of 2010. It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four satellite hamlets: Shaftholme...

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Ursula Graham Bower

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remarriage in 1932, Bower became the stepdaughter of children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd, the creator of the fictional scarecrow Worzel Gummidge. In the same...

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February 1976

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Vancouver. The SZD-42 Jantar 2 glider made its first flight. Died: Barbara Euphan Todd, 86, English children's author known for creating "Worzel Gummidge"...

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Penguin Books

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first work of children's fiction published under the imprint was Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge the following year. Another series that began in...

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List of early Puffin Story Books

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No. Title Author Illustrator Date Notes PS 1 Worzel Gummidge Barbara Euphan Todd Elizabeth Alldridge 1941 The scarecrow of Scatterbrook who comes alive...

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Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective

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aired by the BBC in 1953. It was the first TV manifestation of Barbara Euphan Todd's character who had already appeared on radio and would reappear on...

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Puffin Books

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list soon followed, when Puffin secured the paperback rights to Barbara Euphan Todd's 1936 story Worzel Gummidge and brought it out as the first Puffin...

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1976 in literature

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25 – Victor Ehrenberg, German historian (born 1891) February 2 – Barbara Euphan Todd, English children's writer (born 1890) February 12 – John Lewis,...

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List of Jackanory episodes

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Gummidge Goes for a Walk Barbara Euphan Todd Gordon Rollings 17-Jul-67 354 Worzel Gummidge: Gummidge's New Clothes Barbara Euphan Todd Gordon Rollings 18-Jul-67...

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