Writer was also one of first female news reporters on British TV, interviewing stars such as Charlie Chaplin
The author Lynne Reid Banks, known for her novel The L-Shaped Room and her children’s book series The Indian in the Cupboard, has died at the age of 94.
She died of cancer “peacefully with her family around her” on Thursday afternoon, her agent, James Wills, said. Her son Gillon Stephenson said she “leaves a massive legacy of wonderful work”, adding that every day he “receives messages from people saying what a difference she has made”.
There was an old lady called Lynne
Who should have been shoved In the bin.
