Helen Cresswell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helen Cresswell

English children's writer and TV scriptwriter

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1934

Place of Birth: Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2005

Profession: screenwriter, writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Helen Cresswell (11 July 1934 – 26 September 2005) was an English television scriptwriter and author of more than 100 children's books, best known for comedy and supernatural fiction.
Her most popular book series, Lizzie Dripping and The Bagthorpe Saga, were also the bases for television series. Cresswell's TV work included adaptation of her own books for television movies and series: Lizzie Dripping (two series, 1973–75), Jumbo Spencer (1976), The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987), and Moondial (1988).
Works by others that she adapted for TV include The Haunted School, Five Children and It (1991), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997), The Famous Five (1995–96), and The Demon Headmaster (1996–98).