P. H. Newby | |
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Born | Percy Howard Newby 25 June 1918 Crowborough, Sussex, England |
Died | 6 September 1997 Garsington, England | (aged 79)
Occupation | Author, managing director of BBC Radio |
Education | Hanley Castle Grammar School St Paul's College of Education |
Percy Howard Newby CBE (25 June 1918 – 6 September 1997) was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel Something to Answer For having received the inaugural award in 1969.[1]