Maurice Gee is a New Zealand novelist. Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Plumb. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists. Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland, a location that frequently features in his writing. He completed BA and MA degrees at the University of Auckland, which subsequently recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and an honorary Doctor of Literature in 2004. He is currently married and has three children, one of whom is also a writer, Emily Gee.
| Birthdate: | August 22, 1931 |
| Birthplace: | Whakatane |
| Age: | 80 |