Mary Nicholson
11 Jan 1908 - 17 Feb 1995 |
1908 |
Born Mary Crawford in Clifton, Bristol. |
1915 |
Mother and children move to Wales. |
1916 |
Rejoined father in Putney, London. Taught by mother. |
1918/ 26 |
Putney High School. |
1926/30 |
Exhibition at Somerville College, Oxford, reading English.Two terms away with broken head and one term
doing philosophy. |
1930/31 |
Helping with children in Germany. Wrote first book. |
1932 |
SUBLUNARY published by Constable, under pseudonym L.E.Martin |
1931/32 |
Trained for House Property Management (Octavia Hill). |
1932 |
Part-time housing work. Married Max Nicholson. |
1934 |
TURN AGAIN (L.E. Martin) published by Constable. Son
(Piers) born. |
1936 |
Part-time work for Charles Elton (ecologist). |
1937/38 |
Conducted WEA seminars on philosophy. |
1938 |
Second son (Tom) born. |
1940 |
Evacuated with children to friends in Sussex then Oxford. |
1943/45 |
Employed as organiser for
Industrial Discussion Clubs. |
1945 |
Employed by the War Workers Clubs to visit around and
write pamphlet CLUBS FOR CITIZENS. |
1946 |
Appointed by President of the Board of Trade to the
Independent Film Selection Board. |
1947 |
Appointed one of two independent members on the Light
Clothing Working Party. Visited factories & wrote chunks of final report.
|
1948/49 |
Collaborated with head of M & S training on TRAINING
FOR RETAIL SALES STAFF by Herzberg and Nicholson (later published by Pitmans). |
1950 |
Worked for the Jewellery and
Silverware Development Council collecting information and wrote a pamplet for entrants to the industry. |
1951 |
LAUGH OR CRY by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
1952 |
ROSES ARE RED by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
1953 |
ITSELF TO PLEASE by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
1958 |
NO BEDTIME STORY by Mary Crawford published by Putnam |
1959 |
Lived in France |
1960 |
Lived at Bourne Mill, Colchester and 21 Holland Street W8 |
1961 |
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY by HS Turner (though much of it
written by Mary) published by Michael Joseph |
1963 |
Moved to top-floor flat at 8 Redcliffe
Square, SW10 |
1964 |
Divorced |
1970 |
DEAR MISS WEAVER (a life of Harriet Shaw Weaver) by Jane Lidderdale and Mary Nicholson published by Faber |
1975 |
MEMOIRS OF AN UNEDUCATED LADY (Lady Allen of Hurtwood) by Marjory Allen and Mary Nicholson, published
by Thames and Hudson |
1980? |
WHO IS THIS? A Version of the Gospel Story for Older
Children |
1987? |
Moved to 29A Beltran Road, London SW6 |
1995 |
Died 17 Feb in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |