Nationality Australian Known for Children's literature | Occupation Publisher Died 26 March 2010 | |
Full Name Anne Whitten Bower Born 18 October 1937 ( 1937-10-18 ) Manilla, New South Wales Books Bedtime Fun Book, Rainy Day Book, Rainy Day Fun Book | ||
Anne Bower Ingram OAM (1937–2010) was an award winning Australian children's author and publisher.
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Life
Ingram was born in Manilla, New South Wales on October 18, 1937.
Ingram left school at 15 to work in a bookshop. At age 21 Ingram travelled to Britain, and at William Collins talked her way into publishing.
Anne married Clark Ingram in 1964 then divorced in 1977.
In 1974 Ingram took a delegation of publishers to the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
For the 1988 bicentenary, Ingram organized for an exhibition of Australian children's book illustrations in Bologna and other European destinations.
Ingram died on 26 March 2010 aged 72.
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