Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1896 - 1953
General Information
Bio
(1896-1953) Writer, novelist. Marjorie Rawlings was born in Washington, District of Columbia. She worked for the Rochester Journal in the 1930s. She lived part of each year in Van Hornesville, New York, beginning in 1947. In 2008 the United States Postal Service issued its twenty-fourth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Full Name
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Locations
Herkimer
Author's Timeline
1896
BIRTH
Marjorie Kinnan was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on August 8, 1896.
1930
OTHER
Ms. Rawlings worked for the Rochester Journal in Rochester, New York, in the 1930s.
1933
LITWORK
South Moon Under
C. Scribner's Sons
1299503764 / 978-1299503762
Novel.
C. Scribner's Sons
1299503764 / 978-1299503762
Novel.
1935
LITWORK
Golden Apples
Charles Scribner's Sons
Novel.
Charles Scribner's Sons
Novel.
1938
LITWORK
The Yearling
Scribner's
0105700460 / 978-0105700463
Novel, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1938.
Scribner's
0105700460 / 978-0105700463
Novel, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1938.
1940
LITWORK
When the Whippoorwill
Charles Scribners Sons LTD
1131511204 / 978-1131511207
Collection of short stories.
Charles Scribners Sons LTD
1131511204 / 978-1131511207
Collection of short stories.
1942
LITWORK
Cross Creek
Charles Scribner's Sons
Novel.
Charles Scribner's Sons
Novel.
1942
LITWORK
Cross Creek Cookery
C. Scribner's Sons
0684104873 / 978-0684104874
Cookbook.
C. Scribner's Sons
0684104873 / 978-0684104874
Cookbook.
1947
RESIDENCE
Ms. Rawlings lived part of each year in Van Hornesville, New York, beginning in 1947.
1950
LITWORK
Jacob's Ladder
University of Miami Press
Novel.
University of Miami Press
Novel.
1953
DEATH
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings died in Saint Augustine, Florida, on December 14, 1953.
1953
LITWORK
The Sojourner
Scribner's
1125728086 / 978-1125728086
Novel.
Scribner's
1125728086 / 978-1125728086
Novel.
1953
INTERMENT
Ms. Rawlings was interred at Antioch Cemetery near Island Grove, Florida.
1955
LITWORK
The Secret River
Charles Scribner's Sons
0935259023 / 978-0935259025
Children's book and winner of a Newbery Honor in 1956.
Charles Scribner's Sons
0935259023 / 978-0935259025
Children's book and winner of a Newbery Honor in 1956.
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