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Paul Jennings (British author)
English humourist & author (1918–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Australian children's writer Paul Jennings.
Paul Francis Jennings (20 June 1918 – 26 December 1989) was an English humourist and author. After his Catholic education, Jennings served in World War II. For many years he wrote a column, Oddly Enough, in British newspaper The Observer. Many collections of his work were published, including The Jenguin Pennings (whose title is a spoonerism) by Penguin Books in 1963. He also wrote popular children's books including The Great Jelly of London, The Hopping Basket, and The Train to Yesterday.
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Born | (1918-06-20)20 June 1918 Leamington Spa, England |
Died | 26 December 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 71) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Humourist |
Spouse | Celia Jennings |
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Jennings married Celia Blom in 1951. He died in 1989.