| LC control no. | n 80033943 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3523.A76 |
| Personal name heading | Latham, Jean Lee |
| See also | For works of this author entered under other names, search also under Guinnet, Beatrice, 1902-1995 Moffett, Paul, 1902-1995 Gard, Janice, 1902-1995 Lee, Julian, 1902-1995 Todd, Eugene, 1902-1995. For works by this author written under the name Rose Campion, a pseudonym also used by Arthur LeRoy Kaser and by Ruth Perry, search also under Campion, Rose Campion, Rose Gard, Janice, 1902-1995 Guinnet, Beatrice, 1902-1995 Lee, Julian, 1902-1995 Moffett, Paul, 1902-1995 Todd, Eugene, 1902-1995 |
| Other standard no. | http://dbpedia.org/resource/Jean_Lee_Latham Q6171019 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6171019 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1902-04-19 |
| Death date | 1995-06-13 |
| Place of birth | Buckhannon (W. Va.) |
| Field of activity | Drama Radio plays Biography Children's literature Drama Theater Radio authorship |
| Profession or occupation | Dramatists Authors Biographers Dramatists Radio writers Editors |
| Found in | Author's 555 pointers for beginning actors and directors. Literary index, via WWW, July 13, 2007 (Jean Lee Latham, 1902-1995; variant names: Janice Gard, Julian Lee) Encyclopedia.com website, February 6, 2018: arts > news wires white papers and books (Latham, Jean Lee. Born 19 April 1902, Buckhannon, West Virginia; died 13 June 1995. Jean Lee Latham received a B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, and a Bachelor of Oral English and M.A. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. While at Cornell, she studied drama at the Ithaca Conservatory. After six years as editor-in-chief of Dramatic Publishing Company in Chicago, she resigned to write her own stage and radio plays. Her first published play was followed by more than 40 plays. She also wrote children's radio serial and radio plays for various network programs. Her Do's and Don'ts of Drama was required reading in some college and university courses. Latham debuted in the field of children's books with The Story of Eli Whitney: Invention and Progress in the Young Nation (1953)) <http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/latham-jean-lee> Wikipedia, February 6, 2018 (Jean Lee Latham (April 19, 1902-June 13, 1995) was an American writer who specialized in biographies for children or young adults. She was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia. She attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and received an A.B. in 1925. She also attended Ithaca Conservatory. While in Wesleyan College, she wrote plays. In Ithaca, she taught English, history and play production. She continued teaching in Ithaca after finishing her studies at Cornell. Her first book for children was The Story of Eli Whitney. Her book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch won the Newbery Medal in 1956) Catalog of copyright entries, 1931: pt. 1, books, group 2, viewed online, February 6, 2018: page 117 (Latham, (Jean Lee) Patriot in the making by Beatrice Guinnet [pseud.]) Catalog of copyright entries, 1933: part 1, group 3, viewed online, February 6, 2018: page 265 (Julian Lee, pseud. of Jean Lee Latham) page 467 (Paul Moffett, pseud. of Jean Lee Latham) Catalog of copyright entries, 1937: vol. 10, pt.1, viewed online, February 6, 2018: page 117 (Eugene Todd [pseud, of Jean Lee Latham) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 81104004 |
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