About Frances Margaret Fox
Lived 1870 – 1959 (aged 88–89). Frances Margaret Fox was an American writer.
Frances Margaret Fox (June 23, 1870 – March 1, 1959) was an American children's writer.
Frances Margaret Fox was born on June 23, 1870, in Framingham, Massachusetts, to Frances Mary (Franks) and James Fox. She was educated at the Kalamazoo Seminary in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Between 1901 and World War II, Fox wrote 52 books for children. Her subject matter included folklore and legends. Many of her works were set in or around Mackinaw City, Michigan, and Mackinac Island, where she spent summers.
She died on March 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan.
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American children's writer (1870–1959)
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