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(1947-2019) Author. John Shearer was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, and died in Eastham, Massachusetts.

Full Name

John Shearer

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline


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RESIDENCE

When a child, Mr. Shearer moved with his family to Greenburgh, New York.

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OTHER

Mr. Shearer attended for a time Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta, New York.

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OTHER

Mr. Shearer taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in Manhattan, New York.

1947

BIRTH

John Oliver Shearer was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, on April 21, 1947.

1970

LITWORK

I Wish I Had An Afro
Contemporary Books
402142616
Book for young readers.

1976

LITWORK

Billy Jo Jive Super Private Eye: The Case of the Missing Ten Speed Bike
Delacorte Press
385280610
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.

1978

LITWORK

illy Jo Jive And The Case Of The Missing Pigeons
Delacorte Press
440005671
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.

1979

LITWORK

Billy Jo Jive, Super Private Eye: The Case of the Sneaker Snatcher
Dell Publishing
440405696
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.

1981

LITWORK

Billy Jo Jive And The Walkie-Talkie Caper
Delacorte Press
440007917
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.

1982

LITWORK

Billy Jo Jive And the Case Of The Midnight Voices
Delacorte Press
440007526
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.

2019

DEATH

John Shearer died at his vacation home in Eastham, Massachusetts, on June 22, 2019.

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