Helen Cresswell was born on June 11, 1934 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Demon Headmaster (1996), Minty in der Mondzeit (1988) and Die geheime Welt der Polly Flint (1987). She was married to Brian Rowe. She died on September 26, 2005 in Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.