About David McCord
Lived 1897 – 1997 (aged 99). David McCord was an American poet.
Awards Golden Rose Award 1954 Guggenheim Fellow 1961 National Institute of Arts and Letters grant 1977, the first national award for Excellence in Poetry for Children from the National Council of Teachers of English Rudyard Kipling Fellow at Marlboro College in Vermont Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London
Two collections of poems, The Star in the Pail and One at a Time were 1976 and 1978 finalists for the National Book Award, Children's Literature.
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Who was David McCord?
American writer (1897-1997)
When was David McCord born?
David McCord was born on 15 December 1897 in New York City.
When did David McCord die?
David McCord died on 13 April 1997 in Boston.
What was David McCord's occupation?
David McCord was a poet.
What nationality was David McCord?
David McCord was American.
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