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- Birth nameRichmal Crompton Lamburn
- Richmal Crompton was born on November 15, 1890 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Just William (1940), William Comes to Town (1948) and William (1962). She died on January 11, 1969 in Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK.
- British novelist and story writer.
- Originally a grade school teacher, she based her William Brown novels on the actions of her students.
- Although her William Brown books were her most popular works, she also wrote about 40 adult novels.
- She contracted poliomyelitis in 1923.
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