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Is El konigsburg still alive?
Deceased (1930–2013)
E. L. Konigsburg/Living or Deceased
What college did EL Konigsburg go to?
Carnegie Mellon University
University of PittsburghCollege of Engineering
E. L. Konigsburg/Education
Where was El konigsburg born?
Manhattan, New York, NY
E. L. Konigsburg/Place of birth
When was El konigsburg born?
February 10, 1930
E. L. Konigsburg/Date of birth
How old is EL Konigsburg?
83 years (1930–2013)
E. L. Konigsburg/Age at death
How many awards has Konigsburg won?
She won again for The View from Saturday in 1997, 29 years later, the longest span between two Newberys awarded to one author….
| E. L. Konigsburg | |
|---|---|
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1968, 1997 Phoenix Award 1999 |
| Spouse | David Konigsburg ( m. 1952; died 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
How many books did EL Konigsburg make?
Konigsburg’s 20 books, about half of which she illustrated herself, are known for their outsider’s perspective, their wit, and plotlines that venture fearlessly into unfamiliar epochs, fantastic scenarios and nightmarish circumstances that might have been plucked from the headlines.
What was El konigsburg first book?
and Me, Elizabeth
She wrote that book in 1967, the same year she finished and sold her first book, “Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth,” about a new child in the neighborhood and her friendship with a girl who claims to be a witch, the 1968 Newbery runner-up.
What was EL Konigsburg’s first book?
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth
Where did E.L Konigsburg live most of her life?
Konigsburg was a longtime resident of Jacksonville, Florida and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Many of Konigsburg’s stories feature childhood and adolescent struggles that are easy for school-age readers to understand.
What kind of books does e.l.konigsburg write?
Along with chapter books, some of which she has illustrated, Konigsburg is the writer and illustrator of three 1990s picture books “featuring her own grandchildren”: Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors, Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions, and Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s.
When was the hideaways by e.l.konigsburg made?
Beside audiobook recordings, four of Konigsburg’s novels have been adapted and produced as movies or plays. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: 1973 film starring Ingrid Bergman (Cinema 5), released 1974 as “The Hideaways” (Bing Crosby Productions); a 1995 film starring Lauren Bacall released on television.
Who was Elaine Konigsburg and what did she do?
Elaine Shirle Lobl Konigsburg (February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013) was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books and young adult fiction. She is one of six writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American Library Association award for the year’s “most distinguished contribution to American children’s literature.”