David Benedictus

David Benedictus
BornDavid Henry Benedictus
(1938-09-16)16 September 1938
London, England
Died4 October 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 85)
EducationEton College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
University of Iowa
Spouse
(m. 1971; div. 2002)
Children4, including Jolyon Maugham and Jessica Campbell

David Henry Benedictus (16 September 1938 – 4 October 2023) was an English writer and theatre director, best known for his novels. His work included the Winnie-the-Pooh novel Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009). It was the first such book in 81 years.