About Emily Cheney Neville
Lived 1919 – 1997 (aged 77). Emily Cheney Neville was an American writer, children's writer and journalist.
Emily Cheney Neville (December 28, 1919 – December 14, 1997) was an American author. Her first book, It's Like This, Cat, won the Newbery Medal in 1964.
Career After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1940, Neville worked for the New York Daily News and the New York Daily Mirror newspapers. Her other works include Berries Goodman (1965); The Seventeenth-Street Gang (1966); Traveler From a Small Kingdom (1968); and Fogarty (1969). 1965 It's Like This, Cat Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee 1966 Berries Goodman Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner
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Who was Emily Cheney Neville?
American children's writer (1919–1997)
When was Emily Cheney Neville born?
Emily Cheney Neville was born on 28 December 1919 in Manchester.
When did Emily Cheney Neville die?
Emily Cheney Neville died on 14 December 1997 in Keene.
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Emily Cheney Neville was a writer, children's writer and journalist.
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Emily Cheney Neville was American.
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