Edward Ormondroyd

American children's writer

PersonDied aged 99humanQ5344693

Born: October 8, 1925
, 1925
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1.Stated in Project GutenbergRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: September 14, 2025
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1.“Edward Ormondroyd Obituary”ithacajournal.com/obituaries/pnys1322809Retrieved 2025-11-25
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Birthplace: Wilkinsburg
Place of death: Santa Cruz
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: writer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, novelist
, children's writer
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Edward Ormondroyd was an American writer of children's books. He is best known for David and the Phoenix, a fantasy novel. His time travel novel Time at the Top was filmed for television in 1999.

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TTime at the Top1999 · 1999 film by Jim Kaufman

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Edward
Family name: Ormondroyd

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