Connie Christie (31 January 1908 – 3 June 1989) was an English-born Australian artist who wrote and illustrated books for children. By 1950 sales of her books were reported to have reached one million[1] or two million[2] copies.
Connie Christie | |
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| Born | Constance Mary Charlotte Christie 31 January 1908 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | 3 June 1989 (aged 81) Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
Career edit
Christie worked as a commercial artist, firstly for Val Morgan, the cinema advertising production company, and then for G. J. Coles Pty Ltd, then a chain store company. Working for Coles for 18 years, she designed its company logo and became known as the "Coles Orchid".[3]
In 1939 she wrote and illustrated her first book, The Adventures of Pinkishell, claimed to be Australia's first children's book about mermaids.[4] She wrote and illustrated The Connie Christie Annual from 1940 to 1950.[5] Her output included about 50 books of nursery rhymes and fantasy stories.[6]
Works edit
- Christie, Connie (1939). The adventures of Pinkishell. Melbourne: Specialty Press.
- —— (1940–1950). The Connie Christie annual : fairy stories and verse. Australian Digest.
- —— (1950). Bunty's pixies. Melbourne: Specialty Press.
References edit
- ^ "Interesting People". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 17, no. 37. Australia, Australia. 18 February 1950. p. 26. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Women's Letters (3 May 1950)", The Bulletin, 71 (3664), John Haynes and J.F. Archibald: 18, 3 May 1950, ISSN 0007-4039
- ^ Macintyre, Pam, "Christie, Constance Mary Charlotte (Connie) (1908–1989)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 13 August 2022
- ^ Hayward, Philip (2018). Scaled for success : the internationalisation of the mermaid. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-86196-732-2.
- ^ Christie, Connie. "The Connie Christie Annual". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Connie Christie". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 13 August 2022.