Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins, 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress. Barrie was born in Hong Kong to English parents. Her father was a successful lawyer and King's Counsel, F.C. Jenkins. She received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing school in Switzerland. While still in her teens, she began pursuing a career as an actress, helped by her red-gold hair and blue eyes. She adopted the stage name Wendy Barrie in honour of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie, who was her godfather. She began
The Australia Book The Australia Book The Australia Book (1952) is a children's information book by Australian author and historian Eve Pownall, illustrated by Margaret Senior. The book won the in 1952. "The Australia Book" documents the history of the country from before European settlement up till the 1950s, when the book was written. It is aimed at younger children and is heavily illustrated. G.W.H. in "The Argus" was impressed with the work: "In the simplest language the story is told from the time of the early explorers to the postwar migration schemes. The pictures tell so much that even children too young