Philippa Pearce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philippa Pearce

English children's writer

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2006

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ann Philippa Pearce OBE (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books.
Her most famous work is the time-slip fantasy novel Tom's Midnight Garden, which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject.
Pearce was a commended runner-up for the Medal a further four times.