Born on 24th April 1924, Richmond, England

Died on10th July 2018, Thurlton, England

Clive was an English author best known for his children's book Stig of the Dump (1963). He served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in the last years of the Second World War and then worked for the British Council in a wide range of overseas postings, fromwhich gave him ideas for his stories.