Paul Mark Scott, 1920-1978

Lived in: 78 Addison Way

Profession: Novelist

About his life:

• Served in the British army during WWII, spending time as an officer in colonial India, which shaped his writing career.
• Published the first novel in the renowned Raj Quartet series, A Jewel in the Crown, in 1966.
• Won the Booker Prize in 1977 for Staying On
• Was a visiting professor at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1976.