Charles Webb (author)

Charles Richard Webb (June 9, 1939 – June 16, 2020) was an American novelist. He was the author of several novels. His most famous work is the 1963 novel The Graduate, which was made into a movie of the same name (1967). Webb was born in San Francisco, California. His other best known novels include The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker and Home School.

Webb died at a hospital in East Sussex, England on June 16, 2020 at the age of 81.