Dorothy Wall | |
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| Born | 12 January 1894 Kilbirnie, New Zealand |
| Died | 21 January 1942 (aged 48) Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Nationality | New Zealander Australian |
| Period | 1920–1942 |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Spouse | Andrew Delfosse Badgery (married 4 November 1921, St. Albans Anglican Church, Five Dock, New South Wales)[citation needed] |
| Children | Peter (son) |
Dorothy Wall (12 January 1894 – 21 January 1942) was a New Zealand-born writer and illustrator of children's fiction books. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill, an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian (1933), Blinky Bill Grows Up (1934) and Blinky Bill and Nutsy (1937). Most of her books were first published by Angus & Robertson.