Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty-five books, including the best-selling children's novel "The Indian in the Cupboard", which has sold over 10 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, "The L-Shaped Room", published in 1960, was an instant and lasting best seller. It was later made into a movie of the same name and led to two sequels, "The Backward Shadow" and "Two is Lonely". Banks also wrote a biography of the Brontë family, entitled "Dark Quartet",
Lynn Strait band Snot, a song entitled "Absent," the original version of which was included on the "Strangeland" soundtrack. On August 7, 1999, fans were encouraged to buy copies of Snot's debut CD "Get Some" in an attempt to cause a jump in the charts on what would have been Lynn's 31st birthday. The band My Ruin fronted by Tairrie B paid tribute to him with a song called "Rockstar". The Band NOFX mentions both Lynn and Dobbs in their song 'Doornails' in which they pay tribute to deceased punk band members. British band Reuben paid tribute to him and Kurt Cobain