Wyndham, John (John Beynon Harris)

1903- born on July 10
- became famous under the name the name John Wyndham as the

1951-1962

- author of The Day of the Triffids which was made into film

1953- also did The Kraken Wakes

1957-1960

- authored The Midwich Cuckoos filmed as the Village of the Damned

1960- in Trouble with Lichen, he considered the conformist reactions of society to superior human beings