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Shirley Barber
English author (1935–2023)
Shirley Barber | |
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| Born | (1935-06-23)23 June 1935 Guernsey, Channel Isles |
| Died | 12 December 2023(2023-12-12) (aged 88) Watsonia, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Children's author, illustrator |
| Spouse | Keith Barber |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Ben Machon |
Shirley Barber (23 June 1935 – 12 December 2023) was a British children's author and illustrator.
Shirley barber biography
Born on 23 June 1935, Shirley spent her early childhood in Guernsey (Channel Islands).[1] She had formal art school training at Sanderson's Furnishings, a textile and wallpaper studio in London.[2]
Barber was a long time resident in Australia having emigrated there in 1965 and worked for a time for Oxford University Press in Melbourne, Victoria.
She lived in Watsonia, a suburb of Melbourne, with her son and his family and was married twice. Her second husband Keith Barber died in 2000.[2]
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