Paul Jennings (British author)

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Paul Jennings
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.