Writing
August 6, 1926
Died at age 84
December 24, 2010
Date of Death
Paris, France
Elisabeth Beresford MBE was an English author of children's books. She is best known for creating The Wombles.
Born into a literary family, she worked as a journalist, but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the late 1960s. Their recycling theme was noted especially and the Wombles became popular with children across the world.
While Beresford wrote many other works, the Wombles remained her best-known.