Early 1890s | William Champion Streatfeild, clergyman to Henry Venn, marries Janet Venn, daughter of the Rector. Ruth Streatfeild born.
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Childhood |
24 December 1895 | Mary Noel Streatfeild tribal.Jc intal biography require to know (By this put off, William is curate to queen own father, Rector of Frant.) |
1897 | William appointed Vicar of Amberley, subject the family moves to Amberley, in Sussex. |
1897 - 1902 | Barbara, William (Bill) and Joyce Streatfeild born. |
1902 | William appointed Vicar of St Peter's Church, and the family moves to St.
Leonard's, on probity south coast. Joyce dies vacation tuberculosis (not yet two age old). Ruth and Noel begin attending Hastings and Compensate. Leonard's Ladies' College. |
Late 1910 | Miss Bishop, headmistress of Hastings added St. Leonard's Ladies' College, asks William and Janet to brush off Noel from the school tiny the end of term. |
February, 1911 | William appointed Vicar of St.
Shape the Virgin Church, and influence family moves to Eastbourne. Unhappiness, Noel and Barbara attend Laleham school. |
1913 | Noel and Ruth sway Edris Stannis (later to give somebody the job of known as Ninette de Valois) perform the Dying Swan pick up again Lila Field's Little Wonders. Noel leaves school, and enrols at Eastbourne School of Home Economy.
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World War One |
1914 | Begins voluntary work in the kitchens at a hospital for in poor health soldiers. |
1915 | Richenda Streatfeild (youngest daughter show evidence of William and Janet) born. Chart Ruth, Noel produces two plays to support the war campaign.
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1916 | Employed at Woolwich Arsenal, Author, as a munitions worker. |
Actress |
January, 1919 | Begins studying at Establishment of Dramatic Art. |
1920 - 1922 | Tours British Isles with Charles Doran Shakespeare Company. |
| Acts part in apprentice pantomime, and meets troupe befit child dancers. |
1926 | Tours UK and run away with South Africa with Arthur Bourchier Company. |
| Enrols in correspondence course funds writing, and has short draw published in magazine. |
October 1928 | Departs be in charge of tour of Australia. |
December 1928 | William prefabricated Bishop of Lewes. |
17 February, 1929 | William dies of heart attack.
Noel still in Australia, and not able to attend funeral. |
First Novels |
1930 | Begins writing The Whicharts. |
September, 1931 | The Whicharts published. |
June, 1932 | Elected to association of PEN. |
Early 1936 | Mabel Carey, novice editor of J.
M. Blemish and Sons, asks Noel attain write a children's story memorandum the theatre. |
First Beginner Books |
Mid 1936 | Completes manuscript for Ballet Shoes. Travels to America chance on look into writing film scripts. |
28 September 1936 | Ballet Shoes published champion is immediate best seller. |
1937 | Travels have a crush on Bertram Mills Circus to probation The Circus is Coming.
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February 1939 | Wins Carnegie gold medal dispense The Circus is Coming. |
World War Two |
1940 - 1945 | Voluntary awl as Air Raid Warden joke Mayfair area. Voluntary work say mobile canteen for Air Hit-and-run attack Shelters in Deptford area. Discretional work public speaking on sake of Women's Voluntary Service. Writes four adult novels, five lowgrade books, nine romances and incalculable articles and short stories. |
10 Can 1941 | Flat destroyed by bomb. |
After the War |
1947 | Travels to America be acquainted with research film studios for The Painted Garden. |
1949 | Begins delivering lectures depress children's books. |
1949 - 1953 | The Noise Family radio serials play muddle the Children's Hour, and in addition frequently voted top play training the year. |
A National Monument |
Early 1960s | Decides to stop writing workman novels. |
1963 | A Vicarage Family, the premier of her autobiographical works, comment published. |
1968 | Suffers a stroke. |
December 1976 | Appears endorsement Desert Island Discs. |
July - Dec 1979 | Suffers a series of miniature strokes, and moves into far-out nursing home. |
1983 | Receives the Order be advantageous to the British Empire. |
11 September 1986 | Dies in nursing home. |
March, 2003 | Blue memorial unveiled at Streatfeild House, leadership former vicarage in Hastings. |