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Person Detail: Ruth Krauss
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| Full Name: Ruth Krauss | ||
| Biography: (1901-1993) Writer. Ruth Krauss was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Westport, Connecticut. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Parsons School of Fine and Applied Art in New York City. She was the author of many children's books, and of verse plays and poetry for adults. She was a member of the experimental Writer's Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City in the 1940s. She was the wife of Crockett Johnson. |
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| 1901 |
(Unknown) County Ruth Krauss was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1901. |
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| 1993 |
(Unknown) County Ruth Krauss died in Westport, Connecticut, in 1993. |
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| 1945 |
(Unknown) County The Carrot Seed Children's book; illustrated by her husband, Crockett Johnson. |
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| 1952 |
(Unknown) County A Hole Is To Dig: A First Book Of First Definitions Children's book; illustrated by Maurice Sendak. |
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| 1944 |
(Unknown) County A Good Man And His Good Wife Children's book; illustrated by Ad Reinhardt. |
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| 1950 |
(Unknown) County The Happy Day Children's book. |
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| 1954 |
(Unknown) County A Very Special House Children's book. |
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| 1950 |
(Unknown) County The Backward Day Children's book, illustrated by Marc Simont. |
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| 1954 |
(Unknown) County How To Make An Earthquake Children's book; illustrated by Crockett Johnson. |
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| 1955 |
(Unknown) County Is This You? Children's book; written with Crockett Johnson. |
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| 1967 |
(Unknown) County The Happy Egg Children's book; illustrated by Crockett Johnson. |
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| 1950 |
(Unknown) County I Can Fly Children's book; illustrated by Mary Blair. |
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New York County Ms. Krauss received a bachelor of arts degree from the Parsons School of Fine and Applied Art located in Manhattan, New York. She also studied at Columbia University. |
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