Th White

Novelist
BIRTHDAY
May 29,1906
Birthplace
India
Age
Jan 17,1964,age 57
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
May 29,1906 (age Jan 17,1964,age 57)
Birthplace
India

About

British writer remembered for The Once and Future King, a collection of Arthurian legend-themed novels. His other works include such science-fiction novels as Gone to Ground and Earth Stopped.

Before Fame

In 1928, he graduated from Queen's College, Cambridge with a degree in English.

Trivia

He published an acclaimed 1936 memoir entitled England Have My Bones.

Family Life

He grew up in Bombay, India (then British India) as the son of a police officer. He had a difficult childhood that damaged his ability to have romantic relationships.

Associated With

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was influenced by the work of T.H. White.