John Christopher

About John Christopher

Birth Day: April 16, 1922
Birth Place: England
Birth Sign: Aries

John Christopher Net Worth

John Christopher net worth and salary: John Christopher is a Novelist who has a net worth of $350 Million. John Christopher was born in in April 16, 1922. Born Sam Youd and better known by his pen name John Christopher, this Guardian Prize-winning science fiction writer most notably penned the 1956 work The Death of Grass and the 1960s young adult series The Tripods.
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💰John Christopher Net worth: $350 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)

About

Born Sam Youd and better known by his pen name John Christopher, this Guardian Prize-winning science fiction writer most notably penned the 1956 work The Death of Grass and the 1960s young adult series The Tripods.

Before Fame

After serving during the early 1940s in the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals, he published his debut novel The Winter Swan.

Trivia

He was the 1976 recipient of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (a German prize for young adult fiction).

Family Life

He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England, and he studied at Peter Symonds' School in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Associated With

No Blade of Grass, the 1970 cinematic adaptation of Christopher's book The Death of Grass, stars Nigel Davenport as protagonist John Custance.