Nicholas Evans

Novelist

Birthday July 26, 1950

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Aug 9, 2022 (72)

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About

English author whose 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer became one of the best-selling novels of all time with sales exceeding fifteen million copies. He went on to write critically-acclaimed books like The Loop and The Smoke Jumper. He wrote a total of 5 published books before his death at 72. 

Before Fame

He attended Oxford University and worked as a newspaper journalist.

Trivia

He had to undergo a kidney transplant after he and his family ate deadly webcap mushrooms. He was diagnosed with melanoma in the 1990s but was able to recover. 

Family Life

He married singer-songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming. He had children named Max, Henry, and Lauren.

Associated With

His novel The Horse Whisperer was made into a hit film in 1998 directed by, produced by, and starring Robert Redford.