John Bellairs (1938–1991)
Autor(a) de The House with a Clock in Its Walls
About the Author
John Bellairs was born in Marshall, Michigan on January 17, 1938. He attended Notre Dame and the University of Chicago. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was a teacher. He went on to author fifteen graphic novels for young adults, one fantasy book "The Face in the Frost," and two other mostrar mais books. His works have been nominated for several awards in the past. Among those nominated for, he won the Utah Children's Fiction Book Award in 1981 for "The Letter, the Witch and the Ring" and the New York Times Outstanding Books of 1973 Award for "The House with a Clock in Its Walls." Bellairs died of cardiovascular disease, on March 8, 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por John Bellairs
The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows; The Letter, the Witch, and… (1998) 226 exemplares
11 JOHN BELLAIRS books [Chessmen Doom, Letter,Witch & Ring/Curse Blue Figurine/Figure in Shadows/Spell of Sorcerers… 2 exemplares
John Bellairs 6 Volumes Set: Figure in the Shadows, Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn, Mummy, the Will & the Crypt, Lamp… (1985) 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Specter From the Magician's Museum (Lewis Barnavelt) (1998) — Autor, algumas edições — 152 exemplares
A funny thing happened to the church; humor, cartoons, satire, and fiction from the pages of the Critic — Contribuidor, algumas edições — 6 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Bellairs, John
- Nome legal
- Bellairs, John Anthony
- Data de nascimento
- 1938-01-17
- Data de falecimento
- 1991-03-08
- Localização do túmulo
- Greenwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Marshall, Michigan, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa da morte
- cardiovascular disease
- Locais de residência
- Marshall, Michigan, USA
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Winona, Minnesota, USA
Mount Carroll, Illinois, USA
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK (mostrar todos 9)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA - Educação
- University of Notre Dame (BA|1959)
University of Chicago (MA|1960) - Ocupações
- fantasy author
teacher - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Haverhill Citizens Hall of Fame (2000)
Utah Children's Fiction Book Award (1981)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- John Bellairs is best known as the author of 15 gothic mystery novels for young adults, comprising the "Lewis Barnavelt", "Anthony Monday", and "Johnny Dixon" series (which included 1973's "The House with a Clock in its Walls"). The book, illustrated by Edward Gorey, and "The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn" (1978), about a rumored fortune buried in the walls of a town library, were made into television movies for children. He also penned "St. Fidgeta and Other Parodies," "The Pedant and the Shuffly," and the Tolkien-inspired fantasy "The Face in the Frost." Born in Michigan, he earned a BA in English from Notre Dame in 1959 and attended graduate school at the University of Chicago. Later, he taught English at various Midwestern and New England colleges before relocating to live and write in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He died of cardiovascular disease in 1991.
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Which house? (2)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 36
- Also by
- 10
- Membros
- 11,150
- Popularidade
- #2,119
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 250
- ISBN
- 408
- Línguas
- 11
- Marcado como favorito
- 46
Great Edward Gorey frontispiece! I'm so glad that he stuck with the series for so long.… (mais)