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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jun/28/paddington-bear-author-michael-bond-dies-aged-91
Michael Bond, the creator of the beloved childrens character Paddington Bear, has died at 91.
Bond published his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, about the marmalade-loving bear from Peru, in 1958.
The author, born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, kept writing until his death. His most recent Paddington story, Paddingtons Finest Hour, was published in April.
His daughter, Karen Jankel, told the Guardian the whole world was lucky to have had her father, whose legacy would live on forever through his creation.
A statement from publisher Harper Collins said: It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britains best-loved childrens characters, Paddington, died at home yesterday aged 91 following a short illness.