Elizabeth Enright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elizabeth Enright

American children's writer and illustrator, short story writer, critic

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1909

Place of Birth: Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1968

Profession: writer, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Elizabeth Enright

  • Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing.
  • Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular Melendy quartet (1941 to 1951).
  • A Newbery Medal laureate and a multiple winner of the O.
  • Henry Award, her short stories and articles for adults appeared in many popular magazines and have been reprinted in anthologies and textbooks. In 2012 Gone-Away Lake was ranked number 42 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily U.S.
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  • The first two Melendy books also made the Top 100, The Saturdays (novel) and The Four-Story Mistake.

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