John Wyndham

Born in the Warwickshire village of Dorridge and educated at a succession of schools including Edgbaston High, Blundell's and Bedales, he later turned to writing after experimenting with farming, law and advertising. By the early 1930s he was publishing short stories under various pseudonyms, eventually adopting the name John Wyndham for his most celebrated novels. His breakthrough arrived with… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources