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Marjorie Barrows

1892 – 1993

Writer and editor

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Lived 1892 – 1993 (aged 100–101). Marjorie Barrows was a writer and editor.

Marjorie Barrows (18921983) was an American magazine editor, book compiler, and author.

Barrows was an editor of Child Life and Family Weekly, as well as a book reviewer for The Continent. A 1932 article from the Spring Lake Gazette stated that Barrows was "a famous editor of Child Life Magazine and that she was an "internationally recognized editor" of the same magazine. An article from School Life reported in 1933 that she "has the endorsement of leading children's librarians".

A 1932 review in the Standard-Examiner reported that The Picture Book of Poetry, which was compiled by Barrows, has "gems of verses by writers who understand boys and girls". The Frances Tipton Hunter Picture Book The Funny Hat (1943) Hoppity Jojo (1944) Lancelot Let's Fly to Bermuda (1942) Look! A Parade Muggins Mouse Muggins Takes Off Muggins' Big Balloon Muggins Becomes A Hero One Hundred Best Poems For Boys And Girls One Thousand Beautiful Things The Peoples Reader Pet Show Pudgy the Little Bear (1948) Pulitzer Prize Poems The Quintessence Of Beauty And Romance Scamper (1949) Science Fiction & Readers Guide Snuggles Sukey, You Shall Be My Wife And Other Stories Timothy Tiger (1943) Treasures Of Love Inspiration A Treasury Of Humor And Toastmaster's Handbook Waggles (1945) Whiskers (1937)

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1892, Chicago
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Died
1993, Evanston
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Who was Marjorie Barrows?

writer and editor

When was Marjorie Barrows born?

Marjorie Barrows was born in 1892 in Chicago.

When did Marjorie Barrows die?

Marjorie Barrows died in 1993 in Evanston.

What was Marjorie Barrows's occupation?

Marjorie Barrows was a writer and editor.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marjorie Barrows

· Wikidata: Q98397192

· DBpedia: Marjorie Barrows

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