MacBride, Roger Lea, 1929-1995

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Personal name heading	MacBride, Roger Lea, 1929-1995 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	MacBride, R. L., 1929-1995
Biography/History note	Roger Lea MacBride, also known as R. L. MacBride, (b. August 6, 1929, New Rochelle, New York-d. March 5, 1995, Miami Beach, Florida) was an author, lawyer, and politician. He graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and joined the Wall Street firm of White & Case. MacBride later opened a small practice in Vermont, where he also served a term in the State Legislature. In 1968 he became the guardian of the "Little House" series of books, which he helped develop into the 1970's television program, "Little House on the Prairie." He moved to Virginia and became involved with the Libertarian Party, running for President in 1976. MacBride was the author of several books, including children's books. He is interred in Wicks Cemetery in Halifax, Vermont.
Associated place	Wicks Cemetery (Halifax, Vt. : Town)
Located	New York (N.Y.) Vermont Virginia
Birth date	1929-08-06
Death date	1995-03-05
Place of birth	New Rochelle (N.Y.)
Place of death	Miami Beach (Fla.)
Field of activity	Law Literature Children's literature Political science Television
Affiliation	White & Case (New York, N.Y.) Princeton University Harvard University Vermont. General Assembly Libertarian Party Little house on the prairie (Television program)
Profession or occupation	Children's author Authors Lawyers Legislators Politicians Television producers and directors
Found in	His The American electoral college, 1963: t.p. (Roger Lea MacBride) LC in OCLC, 4-22-86 (hdg.: MacBride, Roger Lea, 1929-) American bookman, 5/15/95: obit. (d. March 5, 1995) Roger Lea MacBride papers, 1995: (b. August 6, 1929; d. March 5, 1995; author, lawyer, politician; inherited the Ingalls-Wilder literary estate and co-created the television series Little House on the Prairie; wrote a series of children's novels about Rose Wilder Lane's childhood) New York Times via Google search, September 14, 2016: obituary, March 8, 1995 (Roger Lea MacBride; born in New Rochelle, N.Y.; died at his home in Miami Beach; a lawyer who was also a writer of children's books, became the guardian of the "Little House" series in 1968) <http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/08/obituaries/roger-macbride-65-libertarian-and-little-house-heir-is-dead.html> Findagrave.com, September 14, 2016 (Roger Lea MacBride; b. August 6, 1929, New Rochelle, New York; d. March 5, 1995, Miami Beach, Florida; burial: Wicks Cemetery, Halifax, Vermont) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20639940> OCLC, July 28, 2016 (hdgs.: MacBride, Roger; MacBride, Roger (Roger Lea), 1929-; MacBride, R. L.; MacBride, Roger Lea; MacBride, Roger Lea, 1929-1995; usages: Roger MacBride; Roger Lea MacBride)
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