Amelia Elizabeth Walden (1909–2002)
Autor(a) de My Sister Mike
About the Author
Image credit: From jacket sleeve
Obras por Amelia Elizabeth Walden
My World's the Stage (Miranda Welch, Book #2) 4 exemplares
Skymountain 3 exemplares
Marsha On-Stage! 2 exemplares
Gateway 1 exemplar
The Bradford story 1 exemplar
Same scene, different place 1 exemplar
When Love Speaks (Miranda Welch, Book #1) 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1909-01-15
- Data de falecimento
- 2002
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York City, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Connecticut, USA - Educação
- Columbia University
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Ocupações
- teacher
young adult writer
novelist
playwright - Organizações
- National Council of Teachers of English
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Amelia Elizabeth Walden was born in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 1934, and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. From 1935 to 1945, she taught English and Dramatics at Norwalk High School in Connecticut. In 1946, she married John William Harmon. In the same year, she published her debut novel, Gateway, one of the first American books aimed at a young adult audience.
She wrote, produced, and directed plays off-Broadway, and wrote than 40 novels in a variety of genres. The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, established by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN), is presented annually in the USA for a work of fiction that exemplifies literary excellence, widespread teen appeal, and a positive approach to life.
Her papers are held at the University of Oregon Libraries.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 44
- Membros
- 242
- Popularidade
- #93,893
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 24