Dorothy Cottrell
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Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell (1902–1957), better known as Dorothy Cottrell, was an Australian writer. Born in Picton
she contracted infantile paralysis as a child and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Her first novel, The Singing Gold, was published in 1928. She wrote a story Wilderness Orphan (1936) which was the basis for the feature film Orphan of the Wilderness
(1936). She lived for a time in the USA and also worked as an artist and cartoonist.
Picton, New South Wales
Picton is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. The town is located 80 kilometres South-west of Sydney, close to Camden and Campbelltown. It is also the administrative centre of Wollondilly Shire....
she contracted infantile paralysis as a child and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Her first novel, The Singing Gold, was published in 1928. She wrote a story Wilderness Orphan (1936) which was the basis for the feature film Orphan of the Wilderness
Orphan of the Wilderness
Orphan of the Wilderness is a 1936 Australian feature film from director Ken G. Hall about the adventures of a boxing kangaroo. The film was banned in England because it depicted cruely to animals. It starred Brian Abbot who disappeared at sea not long after filming completed.-External links:* in...
(1936). She lived for a time in the USA and also worked as an artist and cartoonist.
Writings
- The Singing Gold (1927)
- Earth Battle (1927) (US: Tharlane)
- Winks: His Book (1934)
- Wilderness Orphan (1936) - filmed as Orphan of the WildernessOrphan of the WildernessOrphan of the Wilderness is a 1936 Australian feature film from director Ken G. Hall about the adventures of a boxing kangaroo. The film was banned in England because it depicted cruely to animals. It starred Brian Abbot who disappeared at sea not long after filming completed.-External links:* in...
(1936) - The Silent Reefs (1953) - filmed as The Secret of the Purple ReefThe Secret of the Purple ReefThe Secret of The Purple Reef is a 1960 - 20th Century Fox film based on a novel by Dorothy Cottrell entitled The Silent Reefs. It starred soon-to-be-famous actors, Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk.-Cast:...
(1960)
External links
- Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Dorothy Cottrell at Public Memory History Cluster, University of Southern QueenslandUniversity of Southern QueenslandThe University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...
website - Papers of Dorothy Cottrell at James Cook UniversityJames Cook UniversityJames Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
Archives - Papers of Dorothy Cottrell at National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
- Dorothy Cottrell at Design and Art Australia Online
- Dorothy Cottrell at Australian Women's Register