William Mayne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Mayne

English writer of children's fiction

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2010

Profession: writer, author, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William James Carter Mayne (16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010) was an English writer of children's fiction.
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century and The Times Literary Supplement reportedly called him "the most original good writer for young people in our time".
In 2004, he pled guilty to multiple instances of sexual abuse of his readers.