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Full Name: Robert Lawson
Biography:
(1892-1957) Writer, illustrator. Robert Lawson was born in New York City and attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. He was well known for writing and illustrating children's books.
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1892 (Unknown) County
Robert Lawson was born in New York City in 1892. 
1957 (Unknown) County
Robert Lawson died in Westport, Connecticut in 1957. 
1911 New York County
Lawson attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art from 1911 to 1914. 
1957 (Unknown) County
Robert Lawson was interred at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. 
1939 (Unknown) County
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin By His Good Mouse Amos
(Pub: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1939 (Unknown) County
Watchwords of Liberty
(Pub: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1944 (Unknown) County
Rabbit Hill
(Pub: New York: Viking Press. ISBN: )
Fiction. Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1945. 
1940 (Unknown) County
They Were Strong and Good
(Pub: New York: Viking Press. ISBN: )
Fiction. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1940.  
1941 (Unknown) County
I Discover Columbus: A True Chronicle of the Great Admiral & His Finding of the New World
(Pub: Boston: Little Brown. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1956 (Unknown) County
Captain Kidd's Cat
(Pub: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1945 (Unknown) County
Mr. Wilmer
(Pub: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1947 (Unknown) County
Mr. Twigg's Mistake
(Pub: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1948 (Unknown) County
Robbut: A Tale of Tails
(Pub: New York: Viking Press. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
1949 (Unknown) County
Dick Whittington & His Cat
(Pub: New York, Limited Editions Club. ISBN: )
Fiction. 
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