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Opie, Iona, 1923-2017

LC control no.n 50006411
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Personal name headingOpie, Iona, 1923-2017
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Variant(s)Archibald, Iona Margaret Balfour, 1923-2017
LocatedAlton (Hampshire, England) Liss (England)
Birth date1923-10-13
Death date2017-10-23
Place of birthColchester (England)
Place of deathPetersfield (England)
Field of activityFolklore Children's literature Children--Folklore
Profession or occupationFolklorists Editors
Found inAuthor's I saw Esau, 1947: t.p. (Iona Opie)
Her Children's games in the street and playground, 1984: CIP t.p. (Iona Opie)
BLNAL, July 11, 2002 (hdg.: Opie, Iona, 1923-)
LC database, Oct. 26, 2017 (heading: Opie, Iona Archibald; usage: Iona Opie)
Guardian (online), viewed Oct. 26, 2017 (Iona Opie; Iona Margaret Balfour Opie; b. Oct. 13, 1923; daughter of Sir Robert and Olive (née Cant) Archibald; family house was in Colchester, Essex; m. Peter Opie (d. 1982); they lived in Hampshire, first at Alton, then West Liss; d. Oct. 23, 2017; folklorist who collected, codified, and published children's rhymes, riddles, and street culture)
Associated languageeng