Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell (16 July 1902 – 29 June 1957) was an Australian writer. Born in Picton, she contracted

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as a child and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Cottrell married Walter Mackenzie Cottrell on 23 May 1922. Her first novel, ''The Singing Gold'', was published in 1928. She wrote a story ''Wilderness Orphan'' (1936) which was the basis for the feature film '' Orphan of the Wilderness'' (1936). She lived for a time in the US and also worked as an artist and cartoonist.Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell at Australian Dictionary of Biography
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Writings

*''The Singing Gold'' (1927) *''Earth Battle'' (1927) (US: *A Little Chapel of Memory (1932 est) Booklet on Mission Inn, Riverside, CA *''Winks: His Book'' (1934) *''Wilderness Orphan'' (1936) - filmed as '' Orphan of the Wilderness (1936) *''The Silent Reefs'' (1953) - filmed as ''

The Secret of the Purple Reef ''The Secret of The Purple Reef'' is a 1960 20th Century Fox CinemaScope DeLuxe Color film based on a short story by Dorothy Cottrell entitled "The Silent Reefs". It starred soon-to-be-famous actors Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk. It is a Ca ...

'' (1960)

References

External links

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Ida Dorothy Ottley Cottrell at Australian Dictionary of BiographyDorothy Cottrell
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