William Corlett (1938 - 2005) grew up in Yorkshire. After training at RADA, he worked as an actor in the theatre and on television before devoting himself full-time to writing. He was the author of many successful books for both adults and children
His quartet of children's novels, The Magician's House, was dramatised by the BBC and featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry voicing some of the animal characters.
