Laird Koenig

Laird Philip Koenig was an American author and screenwriter. His best-known work was The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, a novel published in 1974. The novel was adapted into the 1976 film of the same name starring Jodie Foster. He also wrote a play based on his novel. Koenig died of natural causes in Santa Barbara, California, on June 30, 2023, at the age of 95.