Paul Jennings (British author)

Paul Francis Jennings (20 June 1918 – 26 December 1989) was an English humourist and author. Jennings served in the Royal Signal Corps during World War II. After leaving the army, he worked as a scriptwriter for the Central Office of Information, as an advertising copywriter and also as a freelance work for Punch and The Spectator. For many years, he wrote a column, Oddly Enough, in the British newspaper The Observer. Many collections of his work were published, including The Jenguin Pennings in 1963. He also wrote popular children's books including The Great Jelly of London, The Hopping Basket, and The Train to Yesterday. Jennings was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.