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Francine Pascal (née Rubin, born May 13, 1938) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series.[2][3] There were also several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles have been re-released in recent years.[4]

Francine Pascal
Born	Francine Rubin (1938-05-13) May 13, 1938 (age 84)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New York University
Genre	Teen and young-adult fiction, oriented mainly to female readers
Notable works	Sweet Valley High[1]
Spouse	John Pascal (1932-1981)
Relatives	Michael Stewart

Biography

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Francine Rubin was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Queens, New York, United States. Her father was an auctioneer.[5] She began her writing career writing scripts for the soap opera, The Young Marrieds alongside her husband, John Pascal. The couple also wrote a Broadway musical, George M!, with her brother Michael Stewart. Her first novel, Hangin' Out With Cici, was later turned into an ABC Afterschool Special, My Mother Was Never a Kid. A friend then convinced her to turn her idea of a soap opera aimed at teenagers into a book series, which became the successful Sweet Valley High series, which she oversaw a team of ghost-writers to deliver. She later developed other work, including the Fearless series, Save Johanna! and The Ruling Class. Her husband died from cancer in 1981, which inspired her novel If Wishes Were Horses, where the protagonist moves to France following the death of her husband.[6]

See also

• List of Sweet Valley High books
• List of Sweet Valley High episodes
• List of Sweet Valley University novels

Sources

References

External links

• Random House Sweet Valley Website
• Simon & Schuster Fearless Website
• Simon & Schuster Fearless: FBI Website
• Fantastic Fiction: The Ruling Class Review
• Internet Broadway Database: George M!
• Internet Movie Database: George M!
• Tams-Witmark Music Library
• Internet Movie Database: ABC Afterschool Specials
• Jamie Stewart's Memorial Website

На других языках

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- [en] Francine Pascal

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[ru] Паскаль, Френсин

Френсин Паскаль (дев. Рубин; род. 13 мая 1938, Манхэттен, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская писательница , прославившаяся благодаря серии романов «Школа в Ласковой Долине» для девочек-подростков. По мотивам романов был снят одноименный сериал[1][2]; кроме того, было снято несколько спин-оффов, в том числе «Клуб единорога» и «Университет сладкой долины». Несмотря на то, что большинство книг были изданы в 1980-х и 1990-х годах, они остаются настолько популярными, что несколько романов были переизданы в нынешнее время[когда?][3].

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