Eleanor Clymer

Eleanor Clymer (née Lowenton; January 7, 1906 – March 31, 2001),[1] was a writer of children's books, best known for The Trolley Car Family (1947). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1928 with a degree in English. Between the years of 1943 and 1983 she published 58 books, including The Tiny Little House, My Brother Stevie, and Hamburgers–and Ice Cream for Dessert.[2]

Eleanor Clymer
Born
Eleanor Lowenton

January 7, 1906
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 2001 (aged 96)
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.)
OccupationChildren's Book Writer
ChildrenAdam Clymer

Clymer was born in New York City, the daughter of Russian immigrants. Through much of her life she was a resident of Katonah, New York and an active member of the nearby Unitarian Universalist fellowship. In 1980 she was awarded the Rip Van Winkle award by the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York for outstanding contributions to children's literature.[3]

Her son, Adam Clymer, was a journalist with The New York Times. Clymer died in 2001 at the age of 95 in Haverford, Pennsylvania.[4]

References
  1. St. James Guide to Children's Writers, 5th ed. St. James Press, 1999.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2005-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2005-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  4. McCoubrey, Carmel (2001-04-01). "Eleanor Clymer, 95, Writer Of Books for Young Readers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-16.


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