Michael Cole (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Cole (writer)

British children's television author

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1933

Place of Birth: Willesden, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Aug-2001

Profession: screenwriter, author, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Michael Cole (17 March 1933 – 4 August 2001) was a British writer.
He created a number of children's programmes from the 70s to the 90s, including Alphabet Castle, Heads and Tails and Ragtime, for which he won a Society of Film and Television Award (later known as a BAFTA) for Best Children's Programme. Together with his wife Joanne Cole, he created Bod, originally published as four books in 1965 and made into a TV show in the 70s, as well as Fingerbobs and Gran.