About Gillian Baxter
Lived 1938 – 2025 (aged 86–87). Gillian Baxter was a writer and children's writer.
Gillian Baxter (1938 – 22 March 2025) was a British writer of children's books. Her books were mainly pony books about horses, although one book, The Knightsgate Players, was about acting. Baxter also wrote under her married name "Gillian Hirst". Baxter died on 22 March 2025, at the age of 87.
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Who was Gillian Baxter?
British children's writer
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Gillian Baxter was born in 1938.
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Gillian Baxter died on 23 March 2025.
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Gillian Baxter was a writer and children's writer.
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