Norman Pett was born on April 12, 1891 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Jane and the Lost City (1987) and Jane (1982). He was married to Mary. He died on February 16, 1960 in Keymer, Sussex, England, UK.
Jane was originally modelled on Pett's wife Mary, later he used professional models, the best known of whom, Christabel Leighton-Porter, played Jane in a movie.