Hyam Maccoby was born on March 20, 1924 in Sunderland, England as Hyam Zoundell Maccoby. He was a writer, known for The Disputation (1986), Corpus Christi (1997) and Le mystère Paul (2000). He was married to Cynthia. He died on May 2, 2004 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.