Eleanor Clymer (née Lowenton; January 7, 1906 – March 31, 2001), was an American children's author, best known for ''The Trolley Car Family'' (1947). She graduated from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1928 with a degree in
English. Between the years of 1943 and 1983 she published 58 books, including ''The Tiny Little House'', ''My Brother Stevie'', and ''Hamburgers–and Ice Cream for Dessert''.
Clymer was born in
New York City, the daughter of
Russian immigrants. Through much of her life she was a resident of
Katonah, New York and an active member of the nearby
Unitarian Universalist fellowship. In 1980 she was awarded the Rip Van Winkle award by the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York for outstanding contributions to children's literature.
Her son,
Adam Clymer
Adam Clymer (April 27, 1937 – September 10, 2018) was an American journalist. He was a prolific political correspondent for ''The New York Times.''
Career
Clymer worked for the ''New York Daily News'' for a short period. Clymer worked for ''T ...
, was a journalist with ''
The New York Times''. Clymer died in 2001 at the age of 95 in
Haverford, Pennsylvania.
References
External links
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Janet Bellat LC Authorities, with 2 records (of picture books with text by Clymer as Bell)
Elizabeth Kinseyat LC Authorities, with 5 records
1906 births
2001 deaths
American children's writers
American Unitarian Universalists
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
People from Katonah, New York
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