Taylor, William, 1938-2015 (Personal Name)

His Paradise Lane, c1987: CIP t.p. (William Taylor)

His Episode, 1970: t.p. (William Taylor) jkt. (b. 1940)

His Pack up, pick up and off, 1981: t.p. (William Taylor) p. 4 of cover (teacher; first novel for young people; has written novels, plays, and short stories for adults and the title Burnt carrots don't have legs)

Fitzgibbon, T. Beneath southern skies, New Zealand children's book authors & illustrators, 1993: p. 145 (Taylor, William; b. in Lower Hutt on 11 Oct. 1938)

Ltr. from Bibliographic Services Librarian, Canterbury Public Library, Christchurch, N.Z., 2/11/94 (correct d. of b. for William Taylor, N.Z. writer for children, is 1938, confirmed by conversation with the author; some of his books were published with the wrong birth date in them)

Otago daily times, October 10, 2015: page 32 (William Taylor, ONZM; died last Saturday [i.e. October 3, 2015] in Taumarunui, New Zealand)