Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014

LC control no.	n 79047598
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3563.Y48
Personal name heading	Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Myers, Walter M. (Walter Milton), 1937-2014 Myers, Walter Milton, 1937-2014
Located	Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Birth date	1937-08-12
Death date	2014-07-01
Place of birth	Martinsburg (W. Va.)
Place of death	Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activity	Young adult literature Children's literature Poetry
Profession or occupation	Authors
Found in	Where does the day go? 1969: t.p. (Walter M. Myers) Contemp. auth., 1978: v. 33-36 (Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-; auth. of: Where does the day go?) The righteous revenge of Artemis Bonner, 1992: CIP t.p. (Walter Dean Myers) New York times (online), viewed July 3, 2014 (in obituary published July 2: Walter Dean Myers; b. Walter Milton Myers, 1937, Martinsburg, W. Va.; raised in Harlem by Florence and Herbert Dean; took the pen name Walter Dean Myers in honor of his foster parents; d. Tuesday [July 1, 2014], Manhattan, aged 76; his realistic portrayal of the struggles of youths in the city made him a best-selling children's book author; was an evangelist for literacy and education) Gale biography in context website, viewed July 3, 2014 (Walter Dean Myers; b. Walter Milton Myers, Aug. 12, 1937, Martinsburg, W. Va.) Wikipedia, July 17, 2014 (Walter Dean Myers (birth name: Walter Milton Myers) born August 12, 1937; July 1, 2014; writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He has written over one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American authors five times. As of January 2012, Myers was the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-year position created to raise national awareness of the importance of lifelong literacy and education)
Associated language	eng
Invalid LCCN	n 85230332 n 91112477