Joanne Rowling was (0) MAGICALLY (MAGIC) born in England in 1965 and is best 1KNOW, to the world as the author of the 'Harry Potter' series of books. She 2APPLY to study at Oxford University but was 3SUCCESS and studied at Exeter University instead, from where she graduated with a degree in French and Classics.
It wasn't until she was 30 years old that she completed the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, having come up with the idea for the complete series a few years earlier during a 4LENGTH train journey. At the time, she was living in relative poverty, 5DEPEND as a single mother on State benefits, and she completed the first book during the hours her baby, Jessica, slept.
Within a short period of just five years, she would become a multi-millionaire and the UK's 6GREAT selling author of all time. An astute businesswoman, Joanne retained the copyright to the Harry Potter franchise and holds creative control over the film 7PRODUCE and the lucrative 8ENTERTAIN business that followed the books.