About Eloise Lownsbery
Lived 1888 – 1967 (aged 79). Eloise Lownsbery was an American children's writer and writer.
Eloise Lownsbery (April 16, 1888 – November 1, 1967) was the recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1932, for her book Out of the Flame. Lownsbey was raised in Paw Paw, Illinois by her parents, Alexander W. and Martha Fisher Lownsbery. She obtained her B.A. degree in 1911 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and continued on to publish her first book The Boy Knight of Reims.
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Who was Eloise Lownsbery?
American writer (1888-1967)
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Eloise Lownsbery was born on 16 April 1888 in Paw Paw.
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Eloise Lownsbery died on 1 November 1967.
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Eloise Lownsbery was a children's writer and writer.
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