About Mary Hays Weik
Lived 1898 – 1979 (aged 81). Mary Hays Weik was an American children's writer and writer.
Mary Hays Weik (1898–1979) was an American children's book author and activist for world government.
Weik was born on December 18, 1898, in Greencastle, Indiana, daughter of the biographer Jesse W. Weik. Her daughter was the author and illustrator Ann Grifalconi.
She wrote booklets for the American Federation of World Citizens and the Committee to End Radiological Hazards.
Weik died on December 25, 1979, in Manhattan, New York.
Works Adventure: A Book of Verse, 1919 The House at Cherry Hill, 1938 A World Set Free, 1954 Shadow over America, 1962 The Jazz Man, 1966 The Scarlet Thread: A Group of One Act Plays for Young People, 1968 A House on Liberty Street, 1973
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American writer (1898-1979)
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Mary Hays Weik was born on 18 December 1898 in Greencastle.
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Mary Hays Weik died on 25 December 1979 in New York City.
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Mary Hays Weik was a children's writer and writer.
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