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87 years old
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Leo
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Celebrities born on August 7
Born in 1936
Born in Levin, New Zealand
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Joy Cowley
Cassia Joy Cowley is a New Zealand author known for her children's novels, including famous work Mrs. Wishy-Washy. She began writing adult novels, and her first book, Nest in a Falling Tree, was adapted for the screen by Roald Dahl. It became the 1971 film The Night Digger. Following his success in the United States, Cowley wrote a number of other novels, including The Straw Man, The Man's and the Angels, The Mandrake Stump, and The Growing Season. The typical themes of these works are infidelity, mental illness and death as experienced in families. Cowley has also published a number of short stories, including Two of a Kind and Heart Attack and Others. Today, she is known for her children's books, such as The Silent One, which was made into a movie in 1985. Others include Bow Down Shadrach and its sequel, Gladly, Here. I Come.
BornCassia Joy Summers, August 7, 1936, Levin, New Zealand
Pen nameJoy Cowley
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
EducationD.Litt (honorary)
Alma materMassey University
Period1967–present
SpouseTed Cowley (c. 1956 –1967), Malcolm Mason (1970–1985), Terry Coles (1989–present)

About Joy Cowley

Children's Author Joy Cowley was born in Levin, New Zealand on August 7, 1936. She's 87 years old today.

She is best recognized for such works of children's literature as The Silent One (1981) and Bow Down Shadrach (1983). (1991). Her mature works, such as Man of Straw (1972) and The Growing Season (1979), are generally about family conflicts.

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Joy Cowley before becoming famous

Joy Cowley was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1936 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

Cassia Joy Summers was born in Levin, New Zealand, and her birth name was Cassia Joy Summers. Massey University awarded her an honorary doctorate.

Achievement of Joy Cowley

She was an active participant in teaching reading skills to children and the learning handicapped, having authored over 500 reading instruction booklets.

Joy Cowley's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ted Cowley, Malcolm Mason, and Terry Coles were her three husbands, and she had two sons and two daughters.

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Nest in a Fallen Tree, her debut novel, was adapted into a film in 1971, with a screenplay by Children's Author Roald Dahl, a well-known children's novelist.

Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990) (Children's Author)
Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990)

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Joy Cowley Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Joy Cowley updated on March 09 2023.