7. | Rodney Darrell PEPPE (3.Living2, 1.Elfie1) was born on 24 Jun 1934 in Eastbourne, England; died on 27 Oct 2022. Notes:
Name:
British author and illustrator in the children's fiction and crafts genres. He is the author and illustrator of more than 80 children's books, publishing his first children's book in 1968 The Alphabet Book with Constable Young Books. His craft books teach how to build mechanical toys and automata.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Peppe
Birth:
Born on 24 June 1934 in Eastbourne, England, Rodney Peppe is the twin brother of Mark and son of Lionel Hill Peppe and Winifred Vivienne (Parry). Although born in Eastbourne, due to the career of Lionel in the British Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy the family lived in India near the Himalaya Mountains during the children's early years. In 1942 when Vivienne returned with the twins to Eastbourne, Rodney and his brother Mark were enrolled in boarding school at St Bede's School, Sussex.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Peppe
Died:
Obituary in The Guardian 2 Dec 2022
By Barley Roscoe
Died 27 Oct 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/02/rodney-peppe-obituary
Rodney married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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