Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
Writer, Author
1893 – 1986
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Who was Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth?
Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth was an American writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." In 1968 she was a highly commended runner-up for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's writers.
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- Born
- May 31, 1893
Buffalo - Spouses
- Henry Beston
(1929 - )
- Henry Beston
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vassar College
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- Maine
- Died
- Aug 31, 1986
Nobleboro
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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