Oct 26, 2020· Facts about Michael Morpurgo 4: The Personal Life of Michael Morpurgo. At the age 19, Michael Morpurgo married Clare, the eldest daughter of Sir Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books, in 1963. From his married, Michael Morpurgo has three children, Sebastian, Sebastian, Horatio and Rosalind, are all named after Shakespearian characters.