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Diana Farr (née Pullein-Thompson; 1 October 1925 – 21 September 2015), was a British horsewoman and writer known for her pony books.Her mother and two sisters also wrote and together they created a large number of children's books, many of which were on the theme of horses.
Pullein-Thompson is the family name of: Charlotte Pullein-Thompson (born 1957), British pony and cookbook writer; Christine Pullein-Thompson (1925–2005), British pony book writer; Denis Cannan (1919–2011), British playwright born Pullein-Thompson; Diana Pullein-Thompson (1925–2015), British pony book writer
Diana Pullein-Thompson (1925–2015, England, ch) Josephine Pullein-Thompson (1924–2014, England, ch) Philip Pullman (born 1946, England, ch)
Christine Pullein-Thompson, later Christine Popescu and a nom de plume of Christine Keir (1 October 1925 – 2 December 2005) was a British horsewoman and writer known for her pony books. Her mother, her two sisters and her daughter also wrote pony books; together they created more than 200 books for children – and Christine wrote more than ...
September 4 – Forrest Carter, American speechwriter and author (died 1979) September 6 – Andrea Camilleri, Italian novelist and playwright (died 2019) [25] October 1. Christine Pullein-Thompson, English children's novelist (died 2005) Diana Pullein-Thompson, English children's novelist (died 2015)
Pullein-Thompson was born on 3 April 1924 into a notable family. Her father, Harold Pullein-Thompson, had the Military Cross and her mother, Joanna Cannan , was a prolific and successful author. She was the second child as she had an elder brother who would adopt his mother's name to be a successful playwright of comedies as Denis Cannan .
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On her marriage she became Joanna Cannan Pullein-Thompson, but she continued to publish as Joanna Cannan. Her husband had been badly injured during the war and she was the main earner in the family, producing a book every year until she died.