Born in New York, The United States January 1st, 1926

Died on December 3rd, 2003

Website http://www.flatstanleybooks.com

Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, were first published in 1964. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. In translation, he travelled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.