John bellairs biography
John Bellairs: The Spooky Writer Who Cast a Magic Spell!
John (Anthony) Bellairs (1938-1991) Biography
Born 1938, in Marshall, MI; died of cardiovascular disease March 8, 1991, in Haverhill, MA; Education: University of Notre Dame, A.B., 1959; University of Chicago, M.A., 1960.
John bellairs biography
Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Archaeology, history, Dickens, wine-tasting, cheese, Latin, "trivia of all kinds."
Career
Freelance writer. College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN, instructor in English, 1963-65; Shimer College, Mount Carroll, IL, member of humanities faculty, 1966-67; Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, instructor in English, 1968-69; Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, member of English faculty, 1969-71.
Member
Authors League of America, Authors Guild.
Honors Awards
Woodrow Wilson fellowship; New York Times outstanding book citation, 1973, and Michigan Young Readers award nomination, 1980, both for The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
Writings
St.
Figeta and Other Parodies, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1966.
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