Anne Carroll Moore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anne Carroll Moore

American writer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1871

Place of Birth: Limerick, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1961

Profession: writer, librarian, journalist, literary critic, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Anne Carroll Moore (July 12, 1871 – January 20, 1961) was an American educator, writer and advocate for children's library She was named Annie after an aunt, and officially changed her name to Anne in her fifties, to avoid confusion with Annie E.
Moore, another woman who was also publishing material about juvenile libraries at that time.
From 1906 to 1941 she headed children's library services for the New York Public Library system.
Moore wrote Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story, one of two runners-up for the 1925 Newbery Medal.