John Winton, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Winton
British navy officer and writer
Date of Birth: 03-May-1931
Date of Death: 27-Apr-2001
Profession: writer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Winton
- John Pratt, pen name John Winton (3 May 1931 in London – 27 April 2001) was an English author and obituarist, following a career in the Royal Navy in which he rose to Lieutenant-Commander.
- He was born in London and served in the Korean War and during the Suez Crisis.
- Whilst still in the Navy, he wrote the comic novel We Joined the Navy, featuring the character of "The Artful Bodger".
- Several other novels, and a number of non-fiction works on naval subjects, followed, including a biography of Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe.
- Pratt also served for 14 years as an obituarist for The Daily Telegraph.
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