Mary Francis Shura

Writer, Author

1923 – 1991

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Who was Mary Francis Shura?

Mary Francis Shura Craig, née Young was an American writer of over 50 novels from 1960 to 1990. She wrote children's adventures and young adult romances as Mary Francis Shura, M. F. Craig, and Meredith Hill; gothic novels as Mary Craig; romance novels as Alexis Hill, Mary Shura Craig and Mary S. Craig; and suspense novels as M. S. Craig.

She was a recipient of the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award in 1985, and was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1990.

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Born
Feb 23, 1923
United States of America
Also known as
  • M. S Craig
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jan 12, 1991
Maywood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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