Anna Sewell Anna Sewell Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel "Black Beauty," one of the top ten best selling novels for children ever created. Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884), was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip. The children were largely educated at home by their mother due to a
George Sewell Soldier Spy" (1979), in which he played Mendel, and the "Doctor Who" story "Remembrance of the Daleks" (1988), in which he played builder's merchant and fascist leader Ratcliffe. He also appeared frequently in films, notably "This Sporting Life" (1963), "Poor Cow" (1967) and "Get Carter" (1971). He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1973 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while filming scenes for the TV series "Special Branch". His brother, Danny Sewell, a former boxer, also became an actor. George Sewell died from cancer on 2 April 2007 at the age of 82. George Sewell