Meredith Hooper Explained

Meredith Hooper
Birth Name:	Meredith Jean Rooney
Birth Place:	Adelaide, Australia
Occupation:	Writer
Language:	English
Genre:	History, science writing, children's books
Subject:	Antarctica
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Spouse:	Richard Hooper
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Children:	Tom Hooper

Meredith Hooper is an Australian historian and writer.^[1]

Early life

She was born and raised in Adelaide, Australia.^[2] Hooper graduated in history from the University of Adelaide,^[3] then studied imperial history at Oxford.

Career

She is a member of Association of British Science Writers, Royal Institution and the British Society for the History of Science.

In 2000, the National Science Foundation and the Congress of the United States awarded Hooper the Antarctica Service Medal.In 2014, Hooper was named the Australian of the Year in the UK.^{[4] [5]}

Bibliography

• The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Celebrity Cat: With Paintings from Art Galleries Around the World^[9]
• The Pebble in my Pocket: A History of Our Earth^[10]
• The Endurance: Shackleton's Perilous Expedition in Antarctica^[11]
• The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica^[12]
• Stranded in the Winter: The Story of Scott’s Northern Party^[13]

Personal life

She is the wife of British civil servant Richard Hooper^[14] and mother of film director Tom Hooper. After seeing a 2007 reading of an unproduced play, she told her son she thought he should consider pursuing it for a film adaptation; the project became his Academy Award-winning film, The King's Speech.^[15]

External links

• http://www.counterpointpress.com/authors/meredith-hooper/

Notes and References

1. News: Stark images of Shackleton's struggle. 2015-11-20. BBC News. 2017-03-22. en-GB.
2. Web site: Meredith Hooper - Biography. www.advance.org. en-US. 2017-03-22.
3. News: Meredith Hooper - David Higham Associates. David Higham Associates. 2017-03-22. en-US.
4. Web site: Meredith Hooper Australian of the Year in the UK. www.antarctica.gov.au. en-au. 2017-03-22.
5. News: London mayor Boris Johnson named honorary Australian of the Year. Australian Associated Press. 2014-01-25. The Guardian. 2017-03-22. en-GB. 0261-3077.
6. News: Harsh Adventures: Books About Travel. Hammer. Joshua. 2011-12-02. The New York Times. 2017-03-23. 0362-4331.
7. News: Nonfiction Book Review: The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes by Meredith Hooper. August 29, 2011. Publishers Weekly. 2017-03-24. en.
8. News: THE LONGEST WINTER Scott's Other Heroes by Meredith Hooper. August 15, 2011. Kirkus Reviews. March 23, 2017.
9. News: CELEBRITY CAT by Meredith Hooper, illustrated by Bee Willey. October 15, 2006. Kirkus Reviews. March 23, 2017.
10. News: THE PEBBLE IN MY POCKET A History of Our Earth. April 15, 1996. Kirkus Reviews. March 23, 2017.
11. Web site: Meredith Hooper. goodreads.com. 21 March 2017.
12. News: The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's penguins and the warming of Antarctica. Kelly. Fran. September 5, 2007. Radio National. March 25, 2017.
13. News: The explorers who went with Scott of the Antarctic. Telegraph.co.uk. 2017-03-23. en.
14. News: Richard Hooper: Unions say private sector capital will destroy the Royal Mail - it won't. Cave. Andrew. Telegraph.co.uk. 2017-03-22. en.
15. The King's Speech Director Tom Hooper on the King's Stammer, Colin Firth, and the Royal Family. Lopez. John. December 8, 2010. Vanity Fair. March 22, 2017.