Lynne Reid Banks
British writer (1929–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lynne Reid Banks (31 July 1929 – 4 April 2024) was a British author of books for children and adults, including The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 15 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film.[2] Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published in 1960,[3] was an instant and lasting best seller.[4] It was later made into a movie of the same name and led to two sequels, The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely. Banks also wrote a biography of the Brontë family, entitled Dark Quartet, and a sequel about Charlotte Brontë, Path to the Silent Country.
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Lynne Reid Banks | |
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Born | (1929-07-31)31 July 1929 Barnes, Surrey, England |
Died | 4 April 2024(2024-04-04) (aged 94) Surrey, England |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | British |
Notable works | |
Spouse |
Chaim Stephenson
(m. 1965; died 2016) |
Children | 3 |
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