Gene Kemp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gene Kemp

English children's writer

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Jan-2015

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gene Kemp née Rushton (27 December 1926 – 4 January 2015) was an English author best known for children's books.
Her first, The Pride of Tamworth Pig, appeared in 1972.
She was awarded the British Carnegie Medal for her school novel The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler (1977).