![]() ![]() “I wish the Japanese had waited six months.” At least the experience hadn’t deprived her of her impish sense of humour.īut the war did effectively end her writing career. “It was a disappointment,” Watson said years later. ![]() Miss Pettigrew didn’t fit the bill, no matter how cheering it might have been. The French translation didn’t make it into shops thanks to the German invasion, while the film never happened because Hollywood studios were now focused “on making morale-boosters”. ![]() Billie Burke, fresh from starring in The Wizard of Oz as the Good Witch of the North, was lined up to play Miss Pettigrew. It was translated into French, and the film rights were sold to Hollywood. Initially – as noted – Miss Pettigrew was successfully brought to publication in 1938 and sold well, both in the UK and the US. ![]()
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