Jean Merrill Writer

Jean Merrill (January 27, 1923 – August 2, 2012) was an American writer of children's books and editor, known best for The Pushcart War, a novel published in 1964. She died from cancer at her home in Randolph, Vermont, in 2012, aged 89.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Merrill Jean Fairbanks (full name)
Birth date	January 27, 1923
Birth place	Rochester New York
Nationality	Americans
Date of death	August 02, 2012
Place of death	Randolph Vermont