Occupation Author Awards John Newbery Medal Spouse William O. Steele | Role Author Name Mary Steele | |
Born May 8, 1922 Chattanooga, Tennessee Other names J. N. Darby, Wilson Gage Died July 6, 1992, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Education University of Tennessee at Chattanooga People also search for William O. Steele, Mary Steele, John Newbery Books Journey Outside, Miss Osborne the Mop, Mrs Gaddy and the Ghost, Cully Cully and the Bear, My stars - it's Mrs Gaddy! | ||
Mary Quintard Govan Steele (May 8, 1922 – July 6, 1992) was a noted American author and naturalist. She wrote over twenty books: some adult-style, but mostly children's books. One of her books, Journey Outside, was a Newbery Honor Book. Steele sometimes wrote under the names Wilson Gage and J. N. Darby.
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Early life
Mary Quintard Govan Steele was born on May 8, 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Gilbert and Christine Govan. She graduated from the University of Chattanooga.
Career
Her first book, The Secret of the Indian Mound, was published in 1958. In The Living Year, one of her only adult novels, she wrote, "I did not become a writer, but was born one, waking up in the morning to sort the day into scenes and characters and descriptions."
Personal life
She was married to author William O. Steele.
Death
She died on July 6, 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.