- John Cunliffe
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birth_place = inEngland , Flagicon|ENG
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website =John Arthur Cunliffe (born
June 16 ,1933 ) is a Britishchildren's book author who created the much-loved characters ofPostman Pat andRosie and Jim Life and career
John lived in
Kendal ,Cumbria for six years, and it was the small towns and villages of that area which would provide the inspiration for his most famous character -Postman Pat . "Greendale", where Postman Pat is set, is based on the valley ofLongsleddale , nearKendal . After the success of the TV series, which he wrote as the result of a commission from the BBC, (produced byIvor Wood ) which debuted in 1981, John became something of a local celebrity, even having a room dedicated to him at the Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.John has always had an interest in reading, stating that when he was a child he enjoyed the novels of writers such as
H. Rider Haggard ,Sax Rohmer , Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm stories andW. E. Johns 's "Biggles " books. Indeed, John worked for many years as a librarian, and also as a teacher.John's other well-known creation, "
Rosie and Jim ", was also written fortelevision in the 1990s. He scripted and presented the first fifty episodes, then turned some of them into books.He has written many other books for children. He now lives with his wife in
Ilkley ,West Yorkshire .References
External links
* [http://www.postmanpat.org.uk/ Postman Pat Home Page] - Information about the popular children's TV show
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