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| Nationality - English |
Profession - Author |
| Date of birth - 20 Jun 1912
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Date of death - 2004 |
| Place of birth
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Anthony Buckeridge was born in London on 20th June 1912. Buckeridge was sent to a boarding school in Sussex from the age of 8 until he reached 18. So like Jennings, his most famous character, Buckeridge was educated at a private boarding school. He soon became a teacher and narrated his own stories to his pupils.
After the War, Buckeridge wrote stories for radio and television, which became an immediate succes at the BBC. Afterwards, Collins (London) published them in more than 20 volumes, which were soon translated into many different languages. His hero, called Jennings for the English-speaking readers, became a popular figure in Europe. In France, for instance, it is a well-known character but here called Bennett.
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As well as the Jennings books, Buckeridge also wrote plays and musicals, and his autobiography.
In 2002 he visited the Edinburgh Festival and was awarded an OBE for his services to literature. His wife said the honour brought an "evening glow to a life's work".
Anthony Buckeridge died June 2004. |
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