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Bio

(1918-2015) Author. Marcia Brown was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Laguna Hills, California. She won three Caldecott Medals.

Full Name

Marcia Joan Brown

Locations

Monroe

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Ms. Brown taught English for several years in Cornwall, New York.

Unknown

OTHER

Ms. Brown worked at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, New York.

1918

BIRTH

Marcia Joan Brown was born in Rochester, New York, on July 13, 1918.

1940

OTHER

Ms. Brown earned a bachelor's degree in English and drama from the New York State College for Teachers, now the State University of New York at Albany, in 1940.

1946

LITWORK

The Little Carousel
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684123142 / 978-0684123141
Children's book.

1947

LITWORK

Stone Soup
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684922967 / 978-0684922966
Children's book.

1947

LITWORK

Stone Soup
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684922967 / 978-0684922966
Children's book.

1950

LITWORK

Dick Whittington and His Cat
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684132109 / 978-0684132105
Children's book.

1956

LITWORK

The Flying Carpet
C. Scribner's Sons

Children's book.

1958

LITWORK

Felice
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684131633 / 978-0684131634
Children's book.

1961

LITWORK

Once a Mouse...
Charles Scribner's Sons

Children's book.

1967

LITWORK

The Neighbors
Charles Scribner's Sons

Children's book.

1974

LITWORK

All Butterflies: An ABC
Atheneum
0684137712 / 978-0684137711
Children's book.

1977

LITWORK

The Blue Jackal
Scribner
0684161125 / 978-0684149059
Children's book.

1986

LITWORK

Lotus Seeds: Children, Pictures, and Books
Scribner's
0684184907 / 978-0684184906
Collection of essays and speeches.

2015

DEATH

Marcia Brown died at her home in Laguna Hills, California, on April 28, 2015.

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