- Developed the character of Mary Poppins in 1934, while living in a 900 year old thatched cottage in Sussex, recovering from an illness.
- Had a lifelong fascination with folklore and mysticism. In 1976, she became consulting editor for the New York-based journal 'Parabola', dedicated to empirical research in this field.
- Disliked the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins (1964), as she felt it made the title character, whom she had created in her books, too sweet.
- Born to an Irish-born sugar planter and a Scottish-Irish mother, she grew up in tropical Queensland on her father's plantation, the eldest of three daughters.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1977 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to literature.
- Acted in her native Australia from the age of 10. Toured nationally - while still in her teens - with a Shakespearean company. Later also performed as a dancer and wrote poetry, using the adopted name Pamela Travers. Left for England in 1924 with a mere 5 pounds to her credit. Continued to write poetry, and, later, literary and theatrical review for several weekly publications, including 'The Irish Statesman' and the 'The New English'.
- Author Neil Gaiman is a big fan of hers and her books about Mary Poppins.
- Mother of Camillus Travers Hone.
- The musical, "Disney's Mary Poppins" at the Mercury Theater Chicago in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.
- She was close friends with fantasy author Harlan Ellison.
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