Author Detail Lloyd Alexander Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA USA Author Biography Lloyd Alexander was born January 30, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in the Army in World War II, he graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris. Alexander worked as an advertising copywriter, cartoonist, layout artist and magazine editor. He was an accomplished amateur violinist and he liked cats. The author died in 2007. Alexander is best known for his fantasy novels, particularly the Chronicles of Prydain and the Westmark Trilogy. "Black Cauldron" was a Newbery Honor Book in 1966. "High King" won the 1969 Newbery Medal. "The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian" won a National Book Award in 1970. "Westmark" won the American Book Award in 1982. "Fortune-Tellers" won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award in 1993. The author also received a Regina Medal for his work in 1986. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...