William Kotzwinkle | |
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Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
November 22, 1943
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Gundy (m. 1965) |
Website | www |
William Kotzwinkle (born November 22, 1943) is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.