Tom Mallin | |
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| Born | Tom Mather Mallin 14 June 1927 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 21 December 1977 (aged 50) Clare, Suffolk, England |
| Education | Birmingham School of Art Anglo-French Art Centre |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, novelist, artist |
| Spouse(s) | Muriel Grace George, m. 1949 |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Awards | Giles Cooper Award |
| Website | tmallin |
Tom Mallin (14 June 1927 – 21 December 1977)[1] was a British writer of novels and plays, and also an artist. Beginning his working life in the art world, as a picture restorer as well as a practising painter, illustrator, and sculptor, Mallin at the age of 43 became a full-time writer, with five novels published and several plays produced on stage and for BBC Radio before his death from cancer at the age of 50.