Graham Oakley
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Graham Oakley is an English author and illustrator. He was born in August 27, 1929 to Thomas and Flora (Madelay) Oakley in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
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[edit] Military Service
Graham Oakley served 1947-49 in the British Army.
[edit] Art career
In 1950, he attended the Warrington Art School. He worked for London repertory companies as a scenic artist from 1950-55.
From 1955-57 he was a design assistant at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, worked at Crawford's Advertising Agency from 1960-62, and then as a set designer for films and series at BBC-TV from 1962-67 for How Green Was My Valley, Nicholas Nickleby, Treasure Island, and Softly, Softly.
[edit] Children's Books
Graham Oakley is best known for the Church Mice series, published 1970 to 2000, and the Foxbury force series (1994 to 1998).
