- Born: February 6, 1913
- Died: December 9, 1996
- Very talented drawer and wished to become an artist as a child
- Not the most dedicated in school and had poor grades (expelled twice)
- Father was a well-known British painter
- Age 13- Mary's father died of cancer (Erskine Edward Nicol)
- Drawing talents allow herself to transition into anthropology
- Age 17- Worked as illustrator at a dig in England
- Her family moved to a number of locations for work purposes (U.S, Egypt, Italy, England)
- Asked to illustrate a book called "Adam's Ancestors" by Louis S.B Leakey (Later Married and had 3 children)