Joan Mary Gale Robinson (née Thomas; 10 February 1910 – 20 August 1988) was a British author and illustrator of
children's books
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She published her first book for children in 1939. She married writer and illustrator Richard Gavin Robinson in 1941. They lived in
King's Lynn, Norfolk.
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When Marnie Was There
is a 2014 Japanese animated psychological drama film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. It is based on Joan G. Robinson's 1967 novel of the same name.
The film follows Anna Sas ...
'' (1967), her first
young adult
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novel, was shortlisted for the
Carnegie Medal that year.
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...
selected ''Marnie'' as one of his fifty recommended children's books, and
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and h ...
adapted it into a
film of the same name.
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* Some works were published as Joan Thomas (maiden name).
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1910 births
1988 deaths
British children's book illustrators
British children's writers
British writers of young adult literature