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Eager, Edward

LC control no.n 84216109
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingEager, Edward
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Variant(s)Eager, Edward McMaken
Birth date1911-06-20
Death date1964-10-23
Place of birthToledo (Ohio)
Place of deathStamford (Conn.)
Field of activityChildren's stories Musicals
Profession or occupationAuthors Lyricists Dramatists
Found inHis Half magic, 1985, c1954: CIP t.p. (Edward Eager)
LC data base, 8/31/84 (hdg.: Eager, Edward McMaken; usage: Edward Eager)
Wikipedia, Sept. 20, 2016 (Edward McMaken Eager (June 20, 1911 in Toledo, Ohio-October 23, 1964 in Stamford, Connecticut) was an American lyricist, dramatist, and writer of children's fiction. His children's novels followed Edith Nesbit in featuring the appearance of magic in the lives of ordinary children. Most of the Magic series is contemporary low fantasy.)
Associated languageeng