Paul+Zindel+-+Author's+Bio

=Paul Zindel = The Pigman is partially autobiographical. Find information about the author that reveals connections from his life to the book.

He was born on Staten Island, his parents were divorced and he hardly ever saw his dad. His dad struggled with giving money to his mom for the kids.

His wife died when she was only 25.

He didn't start writing books until 1967.

He was born on May 15th 1936.

**He didn't have a lot of money when he was young. His family didn't have much time with each other.**

He wrote his first play when he was 15, in a hospital, because was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he did not like it.

Married to writer Bonnie Hildebrand in 1973, the couple would have two children before divorcing in 1998. In late March 2003, Paul Zindel died of cancer in New York City. He was 66.