Cameron, Eleanor, 1912-1996

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Cameron, Eleanor, 1912-1996
Other forms of name
Kāmirūn, Ilinūr, 1912-1996
Cameron, Eleanor, 1912-
Date of birth
1912-03-23
Date of death
1996-10-11
Associated country
Canada
United States
Field of activity
Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Librarians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 113891851
Wikidata: Q5354240
Library of congress: n 80007688
Sources of Information
  • Los Angeles Times, Oct. 15, 1996:p. 22 (Eleanor Cameron, librarian and author, d. 1996) viewed December 20, 2016 (born Eleanor Butler in Winnipeg, Manitoba; joined the Los Angeles Public Library in 1930; she had written one adult novel, "The Unheard Music" in 1950)
  • Parvāz-i ʻajīb bih Sayyārah-ʼi Qārch, 1971:t.p. (النور کامرون = Ilinūr Kāmirūn) t.p. verso (Eleanor Cameron [in rom.])
  • The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet, 1954:title page (Eleanor Cameron)
  • Wikipedia, 08-15-2017:(Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron; b. 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; grew up in California; d. 1996; was a children's author and critic; she published 20 books in her lifetime, including The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954) and its sequels, a collection of critical essays called The Green and Burning Tree (1969), and The Court of the Stone Children (1973), which won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books)
  • Wikipedia, July 16, 2012(Eleanor Cameron; Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron; b. Mar. 23, 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; d., Oct. 11, 1996, Monterey Calif.)
  • The Author's The green and burning tree, c1969.

Wikipedia description:

Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron (March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1996) was a children's author and critic. She published 20 books in her lifetime, including The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954) and its sequels, a collection of critical essays called The Green and Burning Tree (1969), and The Court of the Stone Children (1973), which won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books.

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