Joan Aiken was born on September 4, 1924 in Rye, Sussex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Night Gallery (1969), Mort un dimanche de pluie (1986) and L'ultima fetta di arcobaleno. She was previously married to Julius Goldstein and Ronald George Brown. She died on January 4, 2004 in Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK.