Patricia McGerr was born on December 26, 1917 in Falls City, Nebraska, USA. She was a writer, known for Mord auf dem Dachgarten (1954), Die Legende von Johnny Lingo (2003) and Ungewöhnliche Geschichten von Roald Dahl (1979). She died on May 11, 1985 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.