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Lloyd Alexander
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Lloyd Alexander, born Lloyd Chudley Alexander on 30 January 1924 in Philadelphia, was an American writer, novelist, and children's writer who served in the United States Army during World War II. He studied at the University of Paris and began his writing career in 1955, working in fantasy; his notable work is The Chronicles of Prydain. Alexander received the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, and wrote 111 works in total. He died of cancer on 17 May 2007 in Drexel Hill.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 January 1924
- Died
- 17 May 2007
- Works
- 111
Top works
- המלך העליון
- טירת ליר
- Intimacy, and other stories
- ha-Yorah ha-sheḥorah
- Let's Take a Journey
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lloyd Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American children's author, best known for his fantasy novels including The Chronicles of Prydain.
Known for
- Lloyd Alexander — Self (archive footage)2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lloyd
- Family name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Drexel Hill
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- National Book Award
- Field of work
- children's and young adult literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
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- date of birth
- 1924-01-30
- date of death
- 2007-05-17
- birth name
- Lloyd Chudley Alexander
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Lloyd Chudley Alexander
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
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