Susan Mary Cooper

Novelist

Birthday May 23, 1935

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace England

Age 88 years old

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About

Became famous for publishing The Dark is Rising, an urban fantasy series of novels that incorporates Arthurian legends with modern-day England and Wales.

Before Fame

She worked as a journalist for The Sunday Times.

Trivia

She won the 2012 Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association.

Family Life

Her parents were Ethel May Field and Richard Cooper.

Associated With

She wrote urban fantasy novels set in England, much like famous author J.K. Rowling.