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Dorothy Cottrell(1902-1957)

Writer

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Dorothy Cottrell was born on 16 July 1902 in New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer, known for L'Orphelin de la brousse (1936), The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953). She was married to Walter MacKenzie Cottrell. She died on 30 June 1957.

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Known for

L'Orphelin de la brousse (1936)

L'Orphelin de la brousse

7.1

Writer

1936

The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)

The Secret of the Purple Reef

4.4

Writer

1960

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953)

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents

8.2

TV Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

The Secret of the Purple Reef
4.4
- novel
- 1960
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
8.2
TV Series
- story
- 1954
L'Orphelin de la brousse
7.1
- story "Wilderness Orphans"
- 1936

Personal details

Born
- July 16, 1902
- New South Wales, Australia
Died
- June 30, 1957
Spouse
- Walter MacKenzie CottrellMay 21, 1922 - June 30, 1957 (her death)
Other works
Novel: "Secret of the Purple Reef" (filmed as The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)).

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Quotes
[of living in a wheelchair because of polio:] "Certainly I would like to be able to walk, but if the good fairy of the old stories offered me the one gift, the ability to walk would not be the thing I would ask for. More years with my husband than I may normally expect, the ability to write better -- a dozen things -- would come before it."

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