Occupation Writer Nationality American Name Eloise Lownsbery | Genre Children's Literature Died November 1, 1967 Notable works Out of the Flame Awards John Newbery Medal | |
Born April 16, 1888
Paw Paw, Illinois, U.S. ( 1888-04-16 ) Spouse Carl Stearns Clancy (m. 1932) Books Saints & Rebels, Out of the Flame | ||
Notable awards Newbery Honor
1932 | ||
Eloise Lownsbery (1888–1967) was the recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1932, for her book Out of the Flame. Eloise was raised in Paw Paw, Illinois by her parents, Alexander W. and Martha Fisher Lownsbery. She obtained her B.A. degree in 1911 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and continued on to publish her first book The Boy Knight of Reims.
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