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Miriam Young (died September 12, 1974)[1] was an American writer best known for children's books. She also wrote Mother Wore Tights, a memoir about growing up in a vaudeville family, which was adapted as the 1947 film of the same name, a "Hollywood supermusical".[1]

Miriam Young
Born	Miriam Burt[1] (1913-02-26)February 26, 1913[2] New York City, New York, US
Died	12 September 1974(1974-09-12) (aged 61) Lake Katonah, New York[1]
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's literature, picture book texts
Notable works	Mother Wore Tights

Young was born in 1911 or 1912, her New York Times obituary implies.[1] Other sources give year of birth 1913. The Library of Congress gives date February 26, 1913.[2]

Selected works

• Mother Wore Tights (1944)
• The Dollar Horse (1961)
• The Secret of Stone House Farm (1963)
• Miss Suzy (1964)
• Jellybeans for Breakfast (1968)
• A Witch's Garden (1973)

References

• "Miriam Young, 62, writer, is dead". The New York Times Biographical Service. New York Times & Arno Press. 1974. Volume 5. Page 1355. Google Books. – Originally published in the newspaper, September 13, 1974, p. 40. See above.
• Commire, Anne (ed). "Miriam Young (1913–1974)" in Something About the Author. Gale Research. Detroit, Michigan. 1975. Volume 7.
• Reginald, Menville and Burgess. "Miriam Young" in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. 1979. Reprinted by Wildside Press. 2010. Volume 2 (Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II). Page 1137.

External links

• Miriam Young at IMDb
• Miriam Young at Library of Congress Authorities, with 41 catalog records

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