- Author: Alan Paton Author Record # 288674
- Legal Name: Paton, Alan Stewart
- Birthplace: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
- Birthdate: 11 January 1903
- Deathdate: 12 April 1988
- Language: English
- Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
- Note: South African writer & anti-apartheid activist best known for his (twice-filmed) novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" (1948).