Rhys Jones was born on February 26, 1941 in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for
Chronicle (1966),
The Last Tasmanian (1978) and
Spear in the Stone (1983). He was married to Betty Meehan. He died on September 19, 2001 in Canberra, Australia.