Norman Revill was born in Liverpool and educated at Quarry Bank School (John Lennon's alma mater). After playing in bands and living in Zimbabwe, he moved to London and worked in advertising. His play about John Lennon in New York - DEAD BEAT IN DAKOTA - has to-date had three productions in Liverpool and the north-west of England. He is married and lives in north London.  ART PENGRIFFIN & THE CURSE OF THE FOUR is his first book and is the first volume in THE PENGRIFFIN CHRONICLES.