Philip Pullman
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Philip Pullman Net Worth

Philip Pullman is an acclaimed English author of fantasy and young adult fiction, born on October 19, 1946 in England. He is best known for his bestselling "His Dark Materials" trilogy, the first book of which, Northern Lights, won the Carnegie Medal and was adapted into a film entitled The Golden Compass.
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Birth Day October 19, 1946
Birth Place England
Age 77 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $19 Million (2024)

About

An acclaimed English author of fantasy and young adult fiction, he is particularly known for his bestselling "His Dark Materials" trilogy. The first book in the series, Northern Lights, received the Carnegie Medal and was adapted into a film entitled The Golden Compass.

Before Fame

He graduated from Exeter College, Oxford, in 1968. He later taught at Bishop Kirk Middle School in Summertown, North Oxford.

Trivia

He published The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, a controversial novel about the (re)imagined life of Christ. He was named one of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945 by The Times in 2008.

Family Life

His father, Alfred, was a Royal Air Force pilot who was killed in a plane crash in 1953. Philip Pullman married Judith Speller in 1970.

Associated With

His writing was highly praised by cultural critic Christopher Hitchens.

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