John Cunliffe (author)
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| John Cunliffe | |
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| Born | John Arthur Cunliffe 16 June 1933 [1][2] Colne, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Author, presenter |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Postman Pat (1981–2008) Rosie and Jim (1990–2000) |
| Spouse | Sylvia Thompson |
John Arthur Cunliffe (born 16 June 1933[1][2]) is a British children's book author who created the characters of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim.[3][4][5]
Life and career
Cunliffe lived in Kendal, Westmorland for six years, and it was the small towns and villages of that area which would provide the inspiration for his most famous character, Postman Pat. Greendale, where Postman Pat is set, is based on the valley of Longsleddale, near Kendal. After the success of the TV series, which he wrote as the result of a commission from the BBC, (produced by Ivor Wood) which debuted in 1981, Cunliffe became something of a local celebrity, even having a room dedicated to him at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.
Cunliffe has always had an interest in reading, stating that when he was a child he enjoyed the novels of writers such as H. Rider Haggard, Sax Rohmer, Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm stories and W. E. Johns's Biggles books. Indeed, Cunliffe worked for many years as a librarian, and also as a teacher.
Cunliffe's other well-known creation, Rosie and Jim, was also written for television in the 1990s. He scripted and presented the first fifty episodes, then turned some of them into books. Cunliffe intended to create a series more under his control, after being disappointed by some of the merchandising and tie-in books for Postman Pat, which he did not have control over.[5]
In 2010 he released "Ghosts", a children's story for the iPad, through the Ashley Bolser Agency in Leeds.
He has written many other books for children.
References
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- John Cunliffe at the Internet Movie Database
- Postman Pat Home Page – Information about the popular children's TV show
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Presenter of Rosie & Jim 1990–91 |
Succeeded by Pat Hutchins |
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