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Paul Jennings (Australian author)
Australian children's author (born 1943)
This article is about the Australian writer. For other people named Paul Jennings, see Paul Jennings.
Paul JenningsAM (born 30 April 1943), is an English-born Australian writer for children, young adults and adults.[1] He is best known for his short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events and end with a twist. Many of his stories were adapted for the cult classic children's television series Round the Twist. Jennings collaborated with Morris Gleitzman on the book series Wicked!, which was adapted into an animated TV series in 2000, and Deadly!.
Early life and education
Paul Jennings was born on 30 April 1943 in Heston, Middlesex (now part of Hounslow in London). In 1949 his family emigrated to Australia.[2][3]
He first attended Bentleigh West Primary School in Bentleigh, a suburb of Melbourne, and then Caulfield Grammar School.[4]
He graduated with a Bachelor of Education Studies from Frankston Teachers' College and t
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Paul Jennings (British author)
English humourist & author (1918–1989)
Not to be confused with Australian children's writer Paul Jennings.
Paul Jennings | |
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| Born | (1918-06-20)20 June 1918 Leamington Spa, England |
| Died | 26 December 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Humourist |
| Spouse | Celia Jennings |
Paul Francis Jennings (20 June 1918 – 26 December 1989) was an English humourist and author. After his Catholic education, Jennings served in World War II. For many years he wrote a column, Oddly Enough, in British newspaper The Observer. Many collections of his work were published, including The Jenguin Pennings (whose title is a spoonerism) by Penguin Books in 1963. He also wrote popular children's books including The Great Jelly of London, The Hopping Basket, and The Train to Yesterday.
Jennings married Celia Blom in 1951. He died in 1989.
Early life and education
Paul Francis Jennings was born on 20 June 1918 in Leamington Spa.[1] His parents were William Benedict and Gertrude Mary Jen
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In the White House
Jennings was born into slavery in 1799 at Montpelier, the Madison plantation in Orange County. His mother was a household slave and his father an English merchant named either Benjamin or William Jennings. When James Madison became president in 1809, ten-year-old Paul was chosen to be a footman in the president’s mansion, which, during the Madison administration, came to be known as the White House. He was one of about ten domestic servants—including a few other slaves from Montpelier, slaves hired in Washington, free blacks, and whites—all of whom reported to the steward, a Frenchman named Jean-Pierre Sioussat.
In his Reminiscences, Jennings describes Washington, D.C., as “a dreary place” that was nevertheless animated by the political debates leading up to the War of 1812. “Colonel Monroe was always fierce for it [the war],” Jennings recalls, as were various other prominent figures, “all Southerners.” Jennings makes special mention of “strapping negroes” who, once war was declared, served well in the A
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