P. L. Travers

n. Pamela Lyndon Travers (1899-1996), born Helen Lyndon Goff, Australian poet and writer, author of "Mary Poppins"

Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (9 August, 1899 –  23 April, 1996) was the creator of the famous fictional nanny known as Mary Poppins, from the book of the same name. She was born Helen Lyndon Goff in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, to bank manager Travers Robert Goff and Margaret Agnes (née Morehead). Her father died when she was seven, and, although "epileptic seizure delirium" was given as the cause of death, Travers herself "always believed the underlying cause was sustained, heavy drinking".
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