AKA John Beynon Harris

Born: 10-Jul-1903
Birthplace: Knowle, Warwickshire, England
Died: 11-Mar-1969
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author

Nationality: England
Executive summary: The Day of the Triffids

Military service: British Army (Royal Corps of Signals, cipher operator, WWII)

Brother: Vivian
Wife: Grace Wilson (m. 1963, until his death)

    High School: Blundell's School, Devon
    High School: Bedales School (1918-21)

Author of books:
The Day of the Triffids (1951, novel)
The Kraken Wakes (1953, novel)
Jizzle (1954, short story anthology)
The Chrysalids (1955, novel)
Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter (1956, short story anthology)
The Seeds of Time (1956, short story anthology)
The Midwich Cuckoos (1957, novel, made into film The Village of the Damned)
The Trouble with Lichen (1960, novel)
Consider Her Countless Ways and Others (1961, short story anthology)
Chocky (1968, novel)

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