Penny Dann | |
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| Born | 30 June 1964 Slough, England |
| Died | December 20, 2014 (aged 50) Brighton, England |
| Alma mater | Brighton College of Art |
| Spouse | Tom Sanderson (m. 2014) |
Penny Dann (30 June 1964 – 20 December 2014) was a British children's book illustrator and creator of The Secret Fairy. [1] She was known for her "humorous and vivacious style". [1] Alongside writing and illustrating her own works, she illustrated over 100 children's books. [2]
Biography
Dann was born 30 June 1964 in Slough, England to Julian and Jill Dann. [1] [3] She studied visual communication at the Brighton College of Art, [3] where a tutor, Raymond Briggs, "encouraged her to develop her character drawings," which "became the basis of her later work". [1] A piece shared at her end-of-degree show was published in 1985 as One of the Pot. [1]
Following graduation, she remained in Brighton, though she lived in Sydney and Melbourne in the 1990s and early 2000s. After returning to Brighton, she met Tom Sanderson, "whom she married a few days before her death".
She died from cancer 20 December 2014. [1] [4]
Awards and honours
The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes for Your Baby (2010) was a best-selling book. [1] The first book of Dann's Secret Fairy series sold over two million copies worldwide. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Eccleshare, Julia (23 January 2015). "Penny Dann obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Penny Dann". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Penny Dann Books". Hachette Australia. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Obituary Notes: Tomaž Šalamun; Penny Dann". Shelf Awareness. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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Penny Dann | |
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| Born | 30 June 1964 Slough, England |
| Died | December 20, 2014 (aged 50) Brighton, England |
| Alma mater | Brighton College of Art |
| Spouse | Tom Sanderson (m. 2014) |
Penny Dann (30 June 1964 – 20 December 2014) was a British children's book illustrator and creator of The Secret Fairy. [1] She was known for her "humorous and vivacious style". [1] Alongside writing and illustrating her own works, she illustrated over 100 children's books. [2]
Biography
Dann was born 30 June 1964 in Slough, England to Julian and Jill Dann. [1] [3] She studied visual communication at the Brighton College of Art, [3] where a tutor, Raymond Briggs, "encouraged her to develop her character drawings," which "became the basis of her later work". [1] A piece shared at her end-of-degree show was published in 1985 as One of the Pot. [1]
Following graduation, she remained in Brighton, though she lived in Sydney and Melbourne in the 1990s and early 2000s. After returning to Brighton, she met Tom Sanderson, "whom she married a few days before her death".
She died from cancer 20 December 2014. [1] [4]
Awards and honours
The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes for Your Baby (2010) was a best-selling book. [1] The first book of Dann's Secret Fairy series sold over two million copies worldwide. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Eccleshare, Julia (23 January 2015). "Penny Dann obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Penny Dann". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Penny Dann Books". Hachette Australia. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Obituary Notes: Tomaž Šalamun; Penny Dann". Shelf Awareness. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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