Paul Torday, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPaul Torday
British writer
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1946
Place of Birth: County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 18-Dec-2013
Profession: writer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Paul Torday
- Paul Torday (; 1 August 1946 – 18 December 2013) was a British writer and the author of the comic novel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
- The book was the winner of the 2007 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic writing and was serialised on BBC Radio 4.
- It won the Waverton Good Read Award in 2008.
- It was made into a popular movie in 2011, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
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