134,557| Born | Robert Atkinson, 7 October 1929, North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK |
| Died | April 15, 1993, Warrington, England, UK |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Durham University, Slade School of Art |
| Period | 1975–1993 |
| Genre | Children's literature, war, horror, drama |
| Subject | Second World War, adolescence |
| Notable works | The Machine Gunners, The Scarecrows, Blitzcat, The Kingdom by the Sea, Gulf |
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal, 1975, 1982, Guardian Prize, 1991 |
| Spouse | Jean Underhill (m. 1958) |
| Children | 1 son |
About Robert Westall
Children's Author Robert Westall was born in England on October 7, 1929. He dies at the age of 63, on April 15, 1993.
He was a 20th-century English historical children's literature author best known for his World War II novel The Machine Gunners, which won the Library Association's Carnegie Medal in 1975. Blitzcat (1981) and The Scarecrows (1981) are two of his other well-known works (1989).
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Robert Westall before becoming famous
Robert Westall was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1929 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).
The BBC adapted his book Machine Gunners, about a group of children who discover a wrecked German plane with a functional machine gun, for film and radio.
Achievement of Robert Westall
He won multiple accolades for his children's literature, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1990 for The Kingdom by the Sea.
Robert Westall's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was born and raised in North Shields, Northumberland. Many of his writings were set in and around his hometown.
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Director Hayao Miyazaki's A Trip to Tynemouth was inspired by his Blackham's Wimpy narrative about Royal Air Force bomber men.
Robert Westall Income & Net worth
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