Mem Fox

January 9, 2024
Children's Author

Quick Facts

Mem Fox
Full Name Mem Fox
Occupation Children's Author
Date Of Birth Mar 5, 1946(1946-03-05)
Age 78
Birthplace Melbourne
Country Australia
Birth City Victoria
Horoscope Pisces

Mem Fox Biography

Name Mem Fox
Birthday Mar 5
Birth Year 1946
Place Of Birth Melbourne
Home Town Victoria
Birth Country Australia
Birth Sign Pisces
Parents Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Nancy Partridge
Spouse Malcolm Fox
Children(s) Chloë Fox

Mem Fox is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on March 5, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an Australian author, educator and advocate for literacy. Her works include Possum Magic (1983), Time for Bed (933) and Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (2008). Guess What?, her controversial book, was on the American 100 Most Challenged Books List from 1990 to 2000.

She was passionate about children’s literacy and She had a passion for children’s literacy, as did Jim Davis, who established the Professor Garfield Foundation to promote the cause. created the Professor Garfield Foundation in order to support the cause.

In 1969, she married She married teacher Malcolm Fox in 1969. The couple welcomed a daughter, Chloe Fox, in 1971.. In 1971, the couple had a daughter, Chloe Fox.

Mem Fox Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Children's Author
House Living in own house.

Mem Fox is one of the richest Children's Author from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mem Fox 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before she began her career in education, she attended drama school in England. Flinders University was her home until 1996. She taught literacy classes.

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of author, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark appointed her as one of five Australian ambassadors to Her literary honors include the Advance Australia Award for an outstanding contribution to Australian literature (1991), and in 2005 she was appointed by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark as one of five Australian ambassadors of Hans Christian Andersen in celebration of the author’s 200th anniversary..

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mem Fox Dating?

According to our records, Mem Fox married to Malcolm Fox. As of December 1, 2023, Mem Fox’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mem Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mem Fox celebrates birthday on March 5 of every year.

What is Mem Fox famous for?

Mem Fox is Australia’s best-known children’s book author. Her books are tremendously popular in the U.S. as well, and she has traveled widely as a writer, teacher, and passionate proponent of reading aloud to children.

How old is Mem Fox now?

76 years (March 5, 1946)

Why did Mem Fox want to be a writer?

I wrote letters to lots of friends and relatives in Australia because I grew up a long way away in Africa. Question: What made you become a writer? Answer: I was studying children’s literature as a mature-age student at university and I had to write a children’s story as an assignment.

Is Mem Fox Aboriginal?

Merrion Frances Fox
Nationality| Australian
Notable awards| Nan Chauncy Award, 2017

Is Mem Fox an Australian author?

Mem Fox is Australia’s pre-eminent writer of picture books for young children. Her first book, Possum Magic, still available in hard back after 39 years, has become a beacon of children’s literature for millions of Australian families.

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