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Elisabeth Beresford, MBE ( / ˈbɛrɪsfərd /; 6 August 1926 – 24 December 2010), also known as Liza Beresford, was an English author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a literary family, she took work as a journalist, but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the late 1960s.
Dec 25, 2010 · Elisabeth Beresford, who wrote the popular children's books and TV series about the Wombles, passed away on Christmas Eve in 2010. She was inspired by a comment from her daughter and drew on her family for many of the characters.
Jan 3, 2011 · Elisabeth Beresford was inspired to create the Wombles by her daughter's mispronunciation during a Boxing Day romp across Wimbledon Common. The idea blossomed...
Elisabeth Beresford has 148 books on Goodreads with 3760 ratings. Elisabeth Beresford’s most popular book is The Wombles.
Dec 25, 2010 · The writer of the popular children's books and TV series The Wombles passed away in 2010 after suffering heart failure. She was the daughter of a novelist and a friend of famous authors, and invented the characters based on a mispronunciation by her daughter.
Dec 26, 2010 · Elisabeth Beresford, who died on Christmas Eve aged 84, created the Wombles, a surreal family of creatures that featured first in a series of popular children’s books and subsequently in a...
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Dec 24, 2010 · Elisabeth "Liza" Beresford MBE was a British author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a family with many literary connections, she worked as a journalist but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the 1960s.
