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Margery Sharp

Margery Sharp
Photo portrait by Bill Brandt, 1945
Photo portrait by Bill Brandt, 1945
BornClara Margery Melita Sharp
(1905-01-25)25 January 1905
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Died14 March 1991(1991-03-14) (aged 86)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
EducationBedford College, University of London
SpouseMajor Geoffrey Castle

Clara Margery Melita Sharp (25 January 1905 – 14 March 1991) was an English writer of 25 novels for adults, 14 children's novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. Her best-known work is The Rescuers series about a heroic mouse named Miss Bianca and her partner Bernard, which was later adapted into the animated feature film The Rescuers (1977) – and a sequel, The Rescuers Down Under (1990) – by Walt Disney Productions.


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