| LC control no. | no 97018393 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3561.E643 |
| Personal name heading | Meaker, Marijane, 1927-2022 |
| Variant(s) | Meaker, M. J., 1927-2022 |
| See also | Works by this author are entered under the name used in the item. For a listing of other names used by this author, search also under: Kerr, M. E. Kerr, M. E. Graduate of: University of Missouri http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/u/P60808 |
| Other standard no. | 29512131 Q3122920 389321 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-05-27 |
| Death date | 2022-11-21 |
| Place of birth | Auburn (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Springs (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Novels Biographies |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Writers |
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| Found in | Game of survival, 1968: t.p. (Marijane Meaker) Hometown, 1967: t.p. (M.J. Meaker) Scott free, 2007: t.p. (Vin Packer) t.p. verso, etc. (copyright Marijane Meaker; Marijane Meaker writing as Vin Packer) Contemp. au.: CANR, v. 37 (Meaker, Marijane, 1927- ; pseuds.: Ann Aldrich, Mary James, M.E. Kerr, Vin Packer; b. 5/27/1927) Marijane Meaker, 95, who took lesbian pulp fiction mainstream, dies, in New York times online, December 11, 2022, updated December 13, 2022, viewed on January 6, 2023 (Marijane Meaker; born on May 27, 1927, in Auburn, N.Y.; died on Nov. 21 at her home in East Hampton, N.Y.; versatile and prolific author whose 1952 novel, "Spring Fire," was among the first lesbian-themed paperback originals and sold so briskly that it jump-started the genre of lesbian pulp fiction; as M.E. Kerr she wrote young adult novels; as Ann Aldrich, she wrote groundbreaking nonfiction books that chronicled lesbian life in Greenwich Village and beyond; she used Mary James for quirky books aimed at younger children; "Spring Fire" published under the name Vin Packer, which Ms. Meaker later used for a series of suspense novels; founded a new genre, lesbian pulp fiction; bachelor's degree in literature at the University of Missouri) <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/11/books/marijane-meaker-dead.html> Marijane Meaker, groundbreaking author, in The East Hampton star online, December 1, 2022 (May 27, 1927 - Nov. 21, 2022; died at home on Deep Six Drive in Springs; had lived in the hamlet for the past 60 years; Ms. Meaker's pen names were Vin Packer (mystery and crime), Ann Aldrich (lesbian nonfiction), Mary James (younger children), M.E. Kerr (young adult), M.J. Meaker (nonfiction), and Marijane Meaker (novels and biographies)) <https://www.easthamptonstar.com/obituaries/2022121/marijane-meaker-groundbreaking-author> Wikipedia, January 6, 2023 (Marijane Meaker; Marijane Agnes Meaker (May 27, 1927 - November 21, 2022) was an American writer who, along with Tereska Torres, was credited with launching the lesbian pulp fiction genre, the only accessible novels on that theme in the 1950s. Under the name Vin Packer, she wrote mystery and crime novels, including Spring Fire. As Ann Aldrich, she wrote nonfiction books about lesbians, and as M.E. Kerr, she wrote young-adult fiction. As Mary James, she wrote books for younger children; born Auburn, New York; died Springs, New York) |
| Associated language | eng |
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