Barry Crump

John Barrie Crump (15 May 1935 – 3 July 1996) was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man. Taken together his novels have sold more than a million copies domestically. Crump's 1986 work ''Wild Pork and Watercress'' was adapted into the 2016 Taika Waititi film ''Hunt for the Wilderpeople''. Provided by Wikipedia