Henry Williamson was born on December 1, 1895 in Brockley, London, England. He was a writer, known for Tarka the Otter (1979), The Britain Around Us (1972) and Sunday Night (1965). He was married to Christine Duffield and Ida Loetitia Hibbert. He died on August 13, 1977 in Twyford Abbey Nursing Home, London.