Mary Shepard

Mary Shepard
Born(1909-12-25)25 December 1909
Wonersh, Surrey, England
Died4 September 2000(2000-09-04) (aged 90)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Notable workMary Poppins
SpouseE. V. Knox
ChildrenPenelope Fitzgerald (step-daughter)
Father
(m. 1937; died 1971)
Relatives

Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox (née Shepard; 25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000),[1] popularly known as Mary Shepard, was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the Mary Poppins stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988).[2] She used her married name Mary Knox outside the publishing industry.[1]

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