Age, Biography and Wiki

Catherine Storr (Catherine Cole) was born on 21 July, 1913 in Kensington, London, England, is an English children's writer (1913–2001). Discover Catherine Storr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Catherine Cole
Occupation Novelist
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 21 July 1913
Birthday 21 July
Birthplace Kensington, London, England
Date of death 2001
Died Place London, England
Nationality London, England

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 21 July. She is a member of famous writer with the age 88 years old group.

Catherine Storr Height, Weight & Measurements

At 88 years old, Catherine Storr height not available right now. We will update Catherine Storr's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Catherine Storr's Husband?

Her husband is Anthony Storr (1942–70) Lord Balogh (1970–85)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Anthony Storr (1942–70) Lord Balogh (1970–85)
Sibling Not Available
Children Sophia Polly Emma

Catherine Storr Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Catherine Storr worth at the age of 88 years old? Catherine Storr’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from London, England. We have estimated Catherine Storr's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income writer

Catherine Storr Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1883

She was born in Kensington, London, one of three children of a barrister, Arthur Frederick Andrew Cole (1883–1968), and his wife, Margaret Henrietta, born Gaselee (1882–1971).

She attended St Paul's Girls' School, where she was taught music by Gustav Holst and became the school's organist.

She went on to study English literature at Newnham College, Cambridge, and at first pursued a career as a novelist without success.

1905

She later married the economist Lord Balogh (1905–1985).

Storr continued writing novels into her eighties.

1913

Catherine Storr, Baroness Balogh (born Catherine Cole; 21 July 1913 – 8 January 2001, ) was an English children's writer, best known for her novel Marianne Dreams and for a series of books about a wolf ineptly pursuing a young girl, beginning with Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf.

She also wrote under the name Helen Lourie.

1920

She had met the psychiatrist and author Anthony Storr (1920–2001) during her training and married him in 1942.

1944

Without giving up this ambition, she studied medicine, qualifying as a doctor in 1944.

1950

From 1950 to 1963 she acted as a Senior Medical Officer in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital.

1955

The stories, starting with the collection Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf (1955), feature a wolf trying to catch a little girl: the wolf, himself a fairy tale figure, takes his always impractical subterfuges from fairy tales, but is outmatched by Polly every time.

1958

A novel for slightly older children Marianne Dreams (1958) is more disturbing: a young girl, being tutored at home during sickness, travels in dreams to the house she has drawn while awake and meets there another pupil of her tutor; in a moment of jealousy she draws stones with eyes around the house to keep him prisoner and must then undo her actions.

It was made into the TV series Escape Into Night and the film Paperhouse; Storr was not fond of the latter, and particularly disliked the ending.

Storr's books often involve confronting fears, even in the lighthearted Polly stories, and she was aware that she wrote frightening stories.

On the subject, she writes: "We should show them that evil is something they already know about or half know. It's not something right outside themselves and this immediately puts it, not only into their comprehension, but it also gives them a degree of power".

1966

Afterwards, while regularly producing children's books, she also worked as an editorial assistant for Penguin Books from 1966 to the early 1970s.

1970

They had three daughters, Sophia, Polly and Emma, but divorced in 1970.

1973

She wrote two series of the ATV series Starting Out (1973 and 1976), made to be shown in schools.

2001

She died at her London flat in January 2001.

Unusually among the leading children's writers of her time, much of her work was for younger children, at the start of their reading, notably the series of stories about Polly and the wolf, which were written for her daughter, Polly.