Barry Crump | |
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 Barry Crump in 1994 | |
| Born | John Barrie Crump 15 May 1935 Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 July 1996 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
John Barrie Crump MBE (15 May 1935 – 3 July 1996) was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man. Taken together his novels have sold more than a million copies domestically.[1] Crump's 1986 work Wild Pork and Watercress was adapted into the 2016 Taika Waititi film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.