Sue Townsend

About

Humorist who created the character Adrian Mole and in 1992 wrote The Queen and I, which became a popular London West End play.

Before Fame

She began writing in secret at age 14 and did not find success until the 1980s.

Trivia

She wrote the half-hour drama Womberang, which took place in a gynecology waiting room, in 1979.

Family Life

Her oldest son asked her why their family didn't go to safari parks, a question that inspired the Adrian Mole books.

Associated With

She lived near playwright Joe Orton while writing her initial Adrian Mole novel.