Author for children. Born Oak Street, Ealing, where the plaque now is. Specialised in writing long series of stories generally using a different pen-name for each. Most famously, as Charles Hamilton he wrote the Billy Bunter stories. Never married. Died at home at Kingsgate-on-Sea, Kent.
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Charles Hamilton (Frank Richards)
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Billy Bunter creator
Charles Hamilton, known as Frank Richards, creator of Billy Bunter, was born ...
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Central Foundation Girls School
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Sunbeam
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Royal Ballet School
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King Charles III
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