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Joseph Delaney

1945 - 2022

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Joseph Henry Delaney (25 July 1945 – 16 August 2022) was an English author. He was best known for his children's dark fantasy series, Spook's, inspired by the folklore, history and geography of Lancashire. The series has been published in 30 countries, achieving sales of over 4.5 million copies. Born in Preston, Lancashire, in 1945, Delaney started his career as a teacher, who later authored science fiction and fantasy novels under the pen name J. K. Haderack. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Delaney is the 3,125th most popular writer (down from 2,832nd in 2019), the 2,549th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,096th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Joseph Delaney ranks 3,125 out of 7,302. Before him are Jonathan Franzen, Marco Foscarini, Jean-Sifrein Maury, Lily Braun, Leon Uris, and Kostis Palamas. After him are Morgan Robertson, László Polgár, Andrea Dworkin, José Lezama Lima, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, and Ursula Kuczynski.

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Among people born in 1945, Joseph Delaney ranks 266. Before him are Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Dragan Holcer, Vernon Wells, Salvador Valdés Mesa, P. Chidambaram, and José Manuel Fuente. After him are Edwin Catmull, Jandira Martini, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Sheila, Larry Tesler, and Sylvester Levay. Among people deceased in 2022, Joseph Delaney ranks 208. Before him are Jüri Tarmak, Alec John Such, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Jimmy Wang Yu, Nick Bollettieri, and Jack Higgins. After him are Vlado Milunić, Eduard Artemyev, Liz Sheridan, George Crumb, Patrick Demarchelier, and Edgar Savisaar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Delaney ranks 2,550 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernie Taupin (1950), Herbert Read (1893), Susannah York (1939), Rufus Sewell (1967), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), and Jenson Button (1980). After him are Eric Porter (1928), Sharon Osbourne (1952), David Jack (1898), Miriam Margolyes (1941), Gerry Rafferty (1947), and Barbara Steele (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Joseph Delaney ranks 283. Before him are Josephine Tey (1896), Samuel Smiles (1812), Dodie Smith (1896), Jack Higgins (1929), Herbert Read (1893), and Frederick Denison Maurice (1805). After him are William Congreve (1670), Edwin Arnold (1832), William Langland (1332), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), and Jackie Collins (1937).

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