Philip Newth

Philip Newth (born 20 January 1939) is an Anglo-Norwegian author of children's literature. He has written more than fifty books, including books for deaf and blind children.

Personal life Newth was born in Worcester, England, as the son of actor William Newth and actress Constance Tayler. He is married to illustrator and writer Mette Newth, and was thus a son-in-law of Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen. The couple settled at Rykkinn in Bærum, and had the children Eirik Newth, Hege & Torstein.

Career Newth made his literary debut in 1970 with the children's book Den aller største kanonen, and has later written more than fifty books. His books Beany, Fatto, Ludo og jeg from 1979, Røtter i Kastanjegata from 1980, and Opp mot veggen from 1991 depict life from the English working class around 1950. Among his books for blind are Rulle på eventyr from 1979, and Verdens viktigste O from 1980.