P.L. Travers

Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (born Helen Lyndon Goff) (9 August 1899 Ô[][] 23 April 1996) was an Australian novelist, actress and journalist, popularly remembered for her series of children's novels about the mystical and magical nanny Mary Poppins. Her popular books have been adapted many times, including the 1964 film starring Julie Andrews and the Broadway musical originally produced in London's West End.