Gene Kemp
Gene Kemp | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gene Rushton 27 December 1926 |
| Died | 4 January 2015 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | writer, journalist |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Norman Pattison (divorced)Allan Kemp (died 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
Gene Kemp née Rushton (27 December 1926 – 4 January 2015) was an English author known for children's books. Her first, The Prime of Tamworth Pig, appeared in 1972. She won the British Carnegie Medal for her school novel The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler (1977).