Suffolk author Ronald Blythe, champion of the East Anglian landscape and rural life has died aged 100.
Mr Bylthe who was a well-known and much-loved writer died on January 14.
Mr Blythe, who was the eldest of six children, was born in Acton near Sudbury on November 6 1922.
He went to St Gregory's and St Peter's school in Sudbury and grew up exploring churches and architecture before becoming a successful author.
It was in 1954 that Ronald first plucked up the courage to take the plunge and become a professional writer.
A lot of Mr Blythe's work was set around the Suffolk countryside.
He gained a social life cycling 15 miles to Colchester from his home in Sudbury to keep company with the young intellectuals and artists of the town.
One of Mr Blythe's most notable work Akenfield was turned into a film by Suffolk-born National Theatre director Peter Hall.
When Mr Hall’s film screened on BBC1 in late 1974 it was watched by 15 million viewers, prompting another wave of sales for Blythe’s novel, and confirming its status as a contemporary classic.
He was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to literature.
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