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Karen Pryor (1932-2025) Author. Karen Wylie Pryor was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Santa Clarita, California. She was the daughter of the writer and novelist Philip Wylie.

Full Name

Karen Liane Wylie Pryor

Locations

New YorkTompkins

Author's Timeline


1932

Birth

New York County: Karen Pryor was born Karen Liane Wylie in Manhattan, New York, on May 14, 1932.

1954

Other Life Event

Tompkins County: Ms. Pryor received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1954.

1963

Literary Work

Nursing Your Baby
Harper and Row
0060058501 / 978-0060058500
Nonfiction.

1975

Literary Work

Lads Before the Wind: Adventures in Porpoise Training
Haper and Row
0060134429 / 978-0060134426
Nonfiction.

1977-1979

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Pryor did graduate study work at New York University from 1977 to 1979.

1985

Literary Work

Don’t Shoot The Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training
Bantam
0553253883 / 978-0553253887
Nonfiction.

1994

Literary Work

On Behavior: Essays and Research
Sunshine Books, Inc.
0962401714 / 978-0962401718
Nonfiction.

2002

Literary Work

Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs
Ringpress Books, Ltd.
1860542824 / 978-1860542824
Nonfiction.

2003

Literary Work

Getting Started: Clicker Training for Cats
Sunshine Books, Inc.
9781890948146 / 978-1890948146
Nonfiction.

2009

Literary Work

Reaching The Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals
Scribner
0743297768 / 978-0743297769
Nonfiction.

2014

Literary Work

On My Mind: Reflections on Animal Behavior and Learning
Sunshine Books, Inc.
1890948993 / 978-1890948993
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

Karen Pryor died at a memory care facility in Santa Clarita, California, on January 4, 2025.

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