Jane Flory | |
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| Born | Jane Trescott June 29, 1917 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 25, 2005 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Jane Flory (1917–2005) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.
Flory née Trescott was born on June 29, 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1] She graduated from Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in 1939.[2][1]
Her first children's book Snooty, the Pig Who Was Proud was published by Whitman Publishing in 1944. she went on to write over 30 books. Her last book was The Great Bamboozlement. It was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1982.[3]
Flory was married twice; first to Arthur L. Flory, with whom she had three children, then to Barnett R. Freedman in 1980.[1]
Flory died on November 25, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Jane Flory". Pennsylvania Center for the Book. The Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Jane Flory papers". Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Jane Flory papers". Philadelphia Area Archives. Retrieved 23 September 2023.