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P. L. Travers

Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996)
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P. L. Travers
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
August 9, 1899
Date of death
April 23, 1996
Place of birth
Maryborough
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Australia, United Kingdom[11][12]
Occupation
poet, writer, novelist, children's writer, journalist, actor, young adult author[13][14]
Field of work
poetry, children's literature, journalism[15][16][17]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[20]
Notable work
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Opens the Door[18][19]
Genre
children's literature[22]
Cause of death
epilepsy[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Archives at
Cotsen Children's Library, State Library of New South Wales[23][24]
Bibliography
P. L. Travers bibliography
Birth name
Helen Lyndon Goff[34]
Described by source
ProDetLit, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[31][32]
Family name
Goff[26]
Given name
Helen, Lyndon[27][28]
Manner of death
natural causes[30]
Name in native language
Pamela Lyndon Travers[35]
Place of burial
St Mary's Church, Twickenham[10]
Pseudonym
Pamela Lyndon Travers[29]
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Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en P. L. Travers en Pamela Lyndon Travers en Miss Travers ar باميلا ليندون ترافرز cs Pamela Trevers cs P. L. Travers cs P. L. Traversová cs Helen Lyndon Goff cs Helen Lyndon Goffová cs Pamela Lyndon Travers cs Pamela Lyndon Traversová da Pamela Lyndon Travers de Pamela Travers de Pamela Lyndon Travers de Pamela L. Travers de Pamela Lynwood Travers el Πάμελα Λύντον Τράβερς es Pl Travers es Pl. Travers fa پ. ل. تراورس
🔖 Identifiers · 120
ISNI
0000000118452003
VIAF cluster ID
95161798
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79021915
GND ID
121299317
AbART person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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AustLit ID
A10123
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Chtyvo author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Comic Vine ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Disney A to Z ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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Fandango person ID
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Fandom article ID
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FantLab author ID
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FemBio ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Geni profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0248216
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
P._L._Travers, P.L._Travers
HAND ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
nm0871308
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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Municipal Library of Trikala ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
981005656628209366
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000871427
National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
236582
National Library of Russia ID
7752919, 7711550
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069670633
NooSFere author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3988875
Open Library ID
OL200403A
Orlando author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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People Australia ID
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Prabook ID
724811
RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
344378
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
167427
TMDB person ID
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TV.com ID (archived)
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Tebeosfera ID
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The Paris Review interviewee ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Pamela Lyndon Travers
Treccani ID
pamela-lyndon-travers
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
26545
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/339473
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
20906
WikiTree person ID
Goff-807
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
364847

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
actor, writer, poet, journalist, novelist, children's writer
Works by author 4
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins Comes Back
Field of work 3
poetry, journalism, children's literature
Country of citizenship 2
Australia, United Kingdom
Notable work 2
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Opens the Door
← After a work by 2
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns
Archives at 1
State Library of New South Wales
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
epilepsy
Described by source 1
ProDetLit
Genre 1
children's literature
Given name 1
Helen
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Travers
Place of birth 1
Maryborough
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Characters 1
Saving Mr. Banks
← Creator 1
Mary Poppins
← Film crew member 1
Mary Poppins
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Summary

P. L. Travers was born on August 9, 1899[1], in Maryborough[2]. She died on April 23, 1996[3], in London[4]. She worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], children's writer[8], and journalist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for P. L. Travers include Travers[36], an impact crater[37].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to P. L. Travers include Mary Poppins[38], a children's book series[39]; Mary Poppins Opens the Door[40], a literary work[41]; and Mary Poppins Comes Back[42], a literary work[43]. Entities named for her include Travers[36], an impact crater[37].

FAQs

Where was P. L. Travers born?

P. L. Travers's place of birth was Maryborough[2].

Where did P. L. Travers die?

P. L. Travers passed away in London[4].

What did P. L. Travers do for work?

P. L. Travers worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], children's writer[8], and journalist[9].

What awards did P. L. Travers receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[20].

Related Entities

Australia children's literature London Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Returns poetry Saving Mr. Banks United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . blogs.princeton.edu. blogs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . blogs.princeton.edu. blogs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [19] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID → travers-pamela-lyndon
    "Created claim: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: travers-pamela-lyndon, batch #294799"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → P._L._Travers, P.L._Travers
    "SNL ID P._L._Travers deprecated (now SNL P.L._Travers), SNL ID P.L._Travers, source for place of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 32320
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 32320, Matched to Ｐ・Ｌ・トラヴァース (#321972881) in Allcinema person #mix"
  4. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 80651
    SVKKL authority ID → p0072773-Travers-P-L-18991996
    HAND ID → 153B-B56D-2C1A-61B0-3327
    Bibliography → P. L. Travers bibliography
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 80651, batch #270112"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Maryborough
    Cause of death → epilepsy
    National Library of Chile ID → 000171744
    Notable work → Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Opens the Door
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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