diplomat, wrote a book about his teenage years at Clifton Hall, Nottingham. (1885–1930) D. H. Lawrence, novelist and poet, was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire and educated at Nottingham High School (1893–1966) Dorothy Whipple, novelist and children's writer, spent her married life in Nottingham. (1896–1974) Hilda Lewis, historical and children's novelist, taught in Nottingham from the 1920s and died there. (1909–1998) Geoffrey Trease, children's novelist, Bows Against the Barons, was the son of a Nottingham wine merchant. (1913–1998) Joan Adeney Easdale, poet, spent the last twenty years of her life in Nottingham after suffering from severe psychosis. (1919–2009) Stanley Middleton, novelist, organist and painter born in Bulwell, was educated at High Pavement School and the University College of Nottingham. He taught English at High Pavement. (1927–1917) Paul Oliver, architectural historian and writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music, was born in Nottingham. (1928–2010) Alan Sillitoe, novelist (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning), born and raised in Nottingham, worked at the Raleigh factory for four years. (1931–1995) Janice Elliott, novelist and children's writer, was brought up in Nottingham. (1934–2005) Helen Cresswell, children's writer, was born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and died at Eakring. (Born 1943) Vicki Feaver, poet, was born in Nottingham. (Born 1944) Barbara Erskine, novelist, was born in Nottingham. (Born 1947) Stephen Lowe, actor and playwright, was born in Nottingham. (Born 1948) Miranda Seymour, biographer and novelist, was brought up at Thrumpton Hall and still owns it. (Born 1948) Max Blagg, poet, writer and performer, was born in Retford. (Living) Posie Graeme-Evans, novelist and TV director, was born in Nottingham. (Born 1952) Stephen Booth, crime writer, lives in Retford. (Born 1953) Michael Bywater, writer and broadcaster, was educated at Nottingham High School. (Born 1957) Robert Harris, novelist and screenplay writer, was born and raised in Nottingham. (Born 1959) Susanna Clarke, novelist of (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), was born in Nottingham, daughter of a Methodist minister. (Born 1960) Julie Myerson, novelist and newspaper columnist, was born in Nottingham (Born 1965) Keith Mansfield, writer and publisher, went to school in Nottingham and West Bridgford. (Born 1965) Jonathan Emmett, children's author, has lived in Nottingham since studying architecture at the University of Nottingham in the 1980s. (Born 1966) Thomas de Waal, journalist and writer on the Caucasus, was born in Nottingham. (Born 1981) Rory Waterman, poet and academic, is a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Music (1849–1923) Sam Torr, music-hall performer