However, when he was 17 his twin Anthony appeared at Travers’ home in Chelsea. Split from his twin, Camillus was raised in luxury and told by his mother he was the son of a wealthy sugar baron.

In spite of her literary success true love eluded her and craving a child, but without a partner, she decided to adopt from the Hones, an Irish family of artists and writers.Īccording to a report in the Mail Online, the Hone patriarch pleaded with Travers to take the family’s twin sons but the writer insisted she could only look after one, selecting the baby based on advice from her astrologer. Travers was born in Queensland to British parents but it wasn’t till she moved to London in her 20s that her career took off.Īfter failed attempts at acting she devoted herself to writing, publishing “Mary Poppins” to great acclaim in 1934. This decision was to have terrible repercussions for both their lives.

Particularly disturbing was Travers’ adoption of her son, a twin who was separated from his brother because Travers decided she only wanted one of the boys. Banks” also stars Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, with the film depicting Disney’s 20-year battle to secure the movie rights for Travers’ story. But omitted from the film are details from Pamela Lyndon Travers personal life that reveal a far darker side to the famously difficult writer.

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