death_date death_place birth_place nationality notableworks birth_date period signature genre image article_title birth_name occupation
17 may 2007 drexel hill , pennsylvania , u.s. philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. american the , clare b. dunkle , katherine paterson , terry pratchett chronicles , george r.r. martin , j. k. rowling , jim of butcher prydain terry brooks , cassandra clare 30 january 1924 1955 -- 2007 lloyd_alexander_signature . png fantasy , children 's literature lloyd alexander.jpg lloyd alexander
 lloyd chudley alexander novelist
lloyd alexander

lloyd chudley alexander -lrb- january 30 , 1924 -- may 17 , 2007 -rrb- was a widely influential american author of more than forty books , primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults .
his most famous work is `` the chronicles of prydain '' , a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion , `` the high king '' , was awarded the 1969 newbery medal for excellence in american children 's literature .
he won u.s. national book awards in 1971 and 1982 .
alexander was one creator of the children 's literary magazine `` cricket '' .
