Eric Linklater

Eric Linklater

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Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, writer of novels, short stories, military history, and travel books. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.

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Eric Linklater was born on Wednesday, 8 March 1899 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. They were best known as a journalist. Linklater's country of citizenship (nationality) was Scottish. They died on Thursday, 7 November 1974 in Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of 75. Their zodiac star sign were Pisces.

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Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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7 November 1974
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Aberdeen, Scotland
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Writer, poet
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Eric Linklater is known for their role in the TV series Story Parade (1964) as (novel) (1 episode, 1964).

They are also known for their role in the TV series Jackanory (1965) as (book) (8 episodes, 1973).

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