Michael Morpurgo
British children's writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982).
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Kathleen Kennedy Produced War Horse (2011)
Marc du Pontavice Produced Lucy Lost (2026)
Marianne Elliott Directed National Theatre Live: War Horse (2014)
Simon Channing-Williams Produced When the Whales Came (1989)
John Krish Directed Friend or Foe (1982)- Sarah Radclyffe Produced Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)
Jacqueline Wilson Succeeded Michael as Children's Laureate
Anne Fine Preceded Michael as Children's Laureate
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His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
