Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914–1943), author, was a daughter of Major J. D. M. Shearer. She was born in Kirkwall, Scotland, in 1914.[1] At one time she attended the University of Edinburgh,[1] after which, in 1934, she married George Scott-Moncrieff, a Scottish novelist and topographer.[1]
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![]() Ann Scott-Moncrief, Scottish author | |
Born | Ann Shearer 1914 Kirkwall, Scotland |
Died | 1943 |
Occupation | author |
She contributed to the making of BBC programmes and her first published literary work was a children's story, Aboard the Bulger, which appeared as a serial in "The Bulletin" before its publication in book form. Later appeared a volume of short stories, The White Drake and Other Tales. Her last book, Auntie Robbo, was published in the United States in 1940.[1]
Ann Scott-Moncrieff died in 1943. She was survived by her husband and three children.[1] Her three children's books have been re-issued by Scotland Street Press.[2]
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