H. E. Bates
English writer
Herbert Ernest Bates CBE, better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer, known for his gritty realistic short stories and novels set in the early to mid 20th century of England mainly. He was from the countryside and adored flowers and... Wikipedia
Born: May 16, 1905, Rushden, United Kingdom
Died: January 29, 1974 (age 68 years), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Spouse: Marjorie Helen Cox (m. 1931–1974)
Children: Richard Bates, Jonathan Bates, and Judith Wicks
Grandchild: Victoria Wicks
Genre: Novels, short stories