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W. E. Johns

William Earl Johns (5 February 1893 – 21 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. He is best known for creating the fictional air adventurer Biggles.

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Born
(1893-02-05)5 February 1893 Bengeo, Hertford, United Kingdom
Children
William Earl Carmichael Johns (1916–1954)
Died
21 June 1968(1968-06-21) (aged 75) London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Genres
Adventure fiction, war fiction, science fiction
Occupations
Aviator, author, editor
Partner
Doris May Leigh

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Military career and the First World War

Writing

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W. E. Johns

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W. E. Johns

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related to External links · 16
W. E. Johns → Battle, Biggles, Biggles Information, Britain, Canada, Capt, Collecting Books, Faded Page, Forum Biggles Forum, How, Johns, Johns's, Magazines, RAF, Website, Works
related to Biography · 14
W. E. Johns → Biggles, By Jove, Capt, ISBN, It, Johns, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Peter Berresford Ellis, Piers Williams, The Life Story, Veloce Publishing, Wikisource-logo
related to Writing · 13
W. E. Johns → After, At, Biggles, His, In, It, John Hamilton Ltd, Johns, March, Mossyface, Popular Flying, RAF, William Earle
related to Death · 9
W. E. Johns → Biggles, Biggles Does Some Homework, Bonner Hill Road, Johns, Johns's, June, Kingston-upon-Thames Crematorium, Shortly, The
Born · 1
W. E. Johns → (1893-02-05)5 February 1893 Bengeo, Hertford, United Kingdom
Children · 1
W. E. Johns → William Earl Carmichael Johns (1916–1954)
Died · 1
W. E. Johns → 21 June 1968(1968-06-21) (aged 75) London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Genres · 1
W. E. Johns → Adventure fiction, war fiction, science fiction
Occupations · 1
W. E. Johns → Aviator, author, editor
Partner · 1
W. E. Johns → Doris May Leigh

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
W. E. JohnsBorn(1893-02-05)5 February 1893 Bengeo, Hertford, United Kingdom1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsChildrenWilliam Earl Carmichael Johns (1916–1954)1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsDied21 June 1968(1968-06-21) (aged 75) London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsGenresAdventure fiction, war fiction, science fiction1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsOccupationsAviator, author, editor1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsPartnerDoris May Leigh1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsPen nameCaptain W. E. Johns1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsPeriod1922–681.00infobox
W. E. JohnsSpouseMaude Penelope Hunt (m. 1914)1.00infobox
W. E. JohnsSubjectAviation1.00infobox
W. E. Johnsrelated to BiographyBy Jove0.60section
W. E. Johnsrelated to BiographyBiggles0.60section

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