Who is the British-American novelist and playwright whose novel inspired this Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater"?
Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series):  "Little Prince Cedie") , is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater", an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series):  The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Frances Hodgson Burnett: Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright.
Frances Hodgson Burnett