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John Burningham
British children's illustrator and writer.
Born April 27th, 1936 in Farnham. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in London (pneumonia).
Occupations
children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, writer
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci