Miriam Young

Miriam Young
Born	July 16, 1913 New York City, New York, USA
Died	11 September 1974 (aged 61) Lake Katonah, New York, USA
Occupation	Children's book writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's picture books
Notable works	Mother Wore Tights

Miriam Young (1913–1974) was an American children's book writer. Of her more than thirty published works, books include Miss Suzy and A Witch's Garden. She has also written many adult books. Mother Wore Tights, her memoir about growing up in a vaudeville family, was adapted as a a film of the same name in 1947.

Selected works

• Mother Wore Tights (1944)
• The Dollar Horse (1961)
• Miss Suzy (1964)
• Jellybeans for Breakfast (1968)
• A Witch's Garden (1973)

References

• "Miriam Young, 62, writer, is dead". The New York Times Biographical Service. New York Times & Arno Press. 1974. Volume 5. Page 1355. Google Books. The New York Times. 13 September 1974. Abstract.
• Commire, Anne (ed). "Miriam Young (1913-1974)" in Something About the Author. Gale Research. Detroit, Michigan. 1975. Volume 7.
• Reginald, Menville and Burgess. "Miriam Young" in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. 1979. Reprinted by Wildside Press. 2010. Volume 2 (Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II). Page 1137.

External links

• Miriam Young at the Internet Movie Database
• Miriam Young at Library of Congress Authorities, with 41 catalog records