Ellen Tarry Writer

Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American author of literature for children and young adults. Tarry was the first African-American picture book author.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 26, 1906
Birth place
Birmingham Alabama , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathSeptember 23, 2008
Place of death
New York City , United States

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Writer

Career start1940
Career end2008

Topical connections

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Ellen Tarry on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/lion_and_the_unicorn/v023/23.2smith.html
  2. http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.arts.books.childrens/2008-11/msg00010.html
  3. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2838/is_n1_v29/ai_17276650
  4. http://www.nathanielturner.com/aphiliprandolph.htm
  5. http://www.pittsburghcatholic.org/newsarticles_more.phtml?id=1616
  6. http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/bookreviews/tarry.htm