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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (born January 30, 1924 in Philadelphia) is the author of more than forty books, most being fantasy books for children and adolescents, as well as several adult novels. Probably his most famous contribution to the field of children's fantasy is The Chronicles of Prydain, inspired by Welsh mythology and the Mabinogion. The first two books in this series formed the basis of the Disney animated film The Black Cauldron.
Personal Life Lloyd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1940, being inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1995. He decided he wanted to be a writer at age 15, but his parents were horrifed, so they then put him in a local college. Looking for adventure, he served in the US Army in World War II where he rose to be a staff sergeant in intelligence and counterintelligence after he trained in Wales, the setting of many of his books. Alexander then attended the University of Paris, where he met Janine Denni. They were married in 1946. They now reside in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Bibliography | ||||||||
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