Dorothy Cottrell (1902-1957), Australian novelist
Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell (16 July 1902 – 29 June 1957) was an Australian writer. Born in Picton, she contracted infantile paralysis as a child and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Her first novel, The Singing Gold, was published in 1928. She wrote a story Wilderness Orphan (1936) which was the basis for the feature film Orphan of the Wilderness (1936). She lived for a time in the US and also worked as an artist and cartoonist.[1]
Writings
- The Singing Gold (1927)
- Earth Battle (1927) (US:
- A Little Chapel of Memory (1932 est) Booklet on Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
- Winks: His Book (1934)
- Wilderness Orphan (1936) - filmed as Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
- The Silent Reefs (1953) - filmed as The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
References
External links
- Works by Dorothy Cottrell at Faded Page (Canada)
- Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Dorothy Cottrell at Public Memory History Cluster, University of Southern Queensland website
- Papers of Dorothy Cottrell at James Cook University Archives
- Papers of Dorothy Cottrell at National Library of Australia
- Dorothy Cottrell at Design and Art Australia Online
- Dorothy Cottrell at Australian Women's Register
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