Kenneth Grahame was a writer and a banker. Grahame began his career as a banker in a bank of England. Grahame worked as banker till he got retired as a secretary of that bank. Meanwhile he also wrote short stories, which got adapted into movies. Grahame was known for his works in The Wind in the Willows and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. He died on July 6, 1932.