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Roger Lancelyn Green | |
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Born | Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK | 2 November 1918
Died | 8 October 1987 Poulton Hall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK | (aged 68)
Occupation | Novelist, Biographer |
Nationality | British |
Education | English |
Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
Genre | Biography, Fantasy, Mythology |
Notable works | King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, Tales of the Greek Heroes |
Spouse | June Lancelyn Green |
Children | 3, including Richard Lancelyn Green |
Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. He had a positive influence on his friend, C.S. Lewis, by encouraging him to publish The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.