Ellen Raskin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Raskin

American writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1984

Profession: writer, illustrator, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 - August 8, 1984) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1928.
She was an American children's writer and illustrator.
She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975. In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S.
audience.