Hugh Lofting
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About
British children's author who created the famous Doctor Dolittle character. Lofting was the 1923 recipient of the prestigious Newbery Medal.
Before Fame
He attended Mount St. Mary's College in Sheffield, England and later studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Trivia
He served with the Irish Guards during World War I.
Family Life
He was born to an English-Irish family. His older brother, Hilary, became a novelist.
Associated With
Eddie Murphy starred in the 1998 film adaptation of Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books.
