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Verily Anderson (12 January 1915 – 16 July 2010) was a British author, best known for writing the screenplay of the 1960 film ''No Kidding'',〔Obituary ''London Guardian'', 29 July 2010.〕 based on her 1958 book ''Beware of Children'', for writing Brownie books and writing genealogical books about the Gurney, Barclay and Buxton families. ==Biography== Born as Verily Bruce on 12 January 1915〔〕 in Edgbaston, Birmingham,〔Rosie Staal, ("Obituary – Verily Anderson" ), 4 June 2012. First published in ''The Times'', August 2010.〕 she was the daughter of Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce and Rachel Gurney, the fourth of her parents' five children.〔Janie Hampton, ("Verily Anderson: Writer of humorous, optimistic children's books and memoirs" (obituary) ), ''The Independent'', 3 August 2010.〕 Verily Bruce was educated at Edgbaston High School for Girls, Birmingham, between the ages of 4 and 7, then she attended Normanhurst School in Battle, Sussex. At 16, she went to Royal College of Music in London. She was in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry between 1938 and 1941. On 2 August 1940 she married Captain Donald Clive Anderson, son of Frank Anderson, thereafter using the name Verily Anderson for her writing. She was with the BBC in TV and radio between 1946 and 2002, working on ''Woman's Hour'' and writing TV plays. On 10 August 1971, she married Paul Edward Paget. She last resided in Northrepps, Norfolk, where she died at home on 16 July 2010, just after completing a book. She is buried with her husband Paul Paget in neighbouring Sidestrand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verily Anderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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