Nan whitcomb biography for kids

Australian poet (–)

Nancy Witcomb (27 May ^[1] – 17 November )^[3] was an Australian poet. She was best known around the world for her simple poems published over three decades from the s until the s as The Thoughts of Nanushka, Nanushka being her pseudonym.

In her home town of Adelaide, South Australia, she was also known as a broadcaster, author, scriptwriter and raconteur and made appearances on national television. Witcomb aas a scriptwriter wrote for the satirical television series The Mavis Bramston Show, as well as several revues and plays.

Witcomb was also a composer who wrote lyrics for her friend Lorrae Desmond for her ABC television variety show.^[1]

Biography

Early life and radio broadcasting

Witcomb attended several public and private schools, before leaving at 15 to work at the Bank of Adelaide and at 18 trained as a nurse at the Adelaide Children's Hospital, she joined Australian National Airlines (ANA) (late