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R.I.P. Jill Murphy, 72, in Aug. 2021 (UK writer/illus. of "Worst Witch"

From Lenona@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 6 11:31:09 2022

She was nominated three times for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

There were THREE separate TV series based on the "Worst Witch" series - one was on the show "Jackanory." She appeared on that one in 1995.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22jill+murphy%22+books&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1026&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkrc3bncz6AhV6kYkEHUQXAAIQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1
(book covers)

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58283965
(obit)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/22/jill-murphy-obituary
(this obit DID appear at alt.obituaries a year ago, but I missed it)

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029831912/jill-murphy-worst-witch-dies-at-72

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Murphy

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/jill-murphy/
(7 Kirkus reviews)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18451.Jill_Murphy
(reader reviews)

https://www.google.com/search?q=jill+murphy&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1026&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrzMrQmsz6AhX9MlkFHapOA_YQ_AUoAXoECAIQCw&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1
(videos)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1121448/
(short filmography)

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