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Full Name: John Shearer
Biography:
(1947-2019) Author. John Shearer was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, and died in Eastham, Massachusetts.
Author's Timeline:
1947 New York County
John Oliver Shearer was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, on April 21, 1947. 
2019 (Unknown) County
John Shearer died at his vacation home in Eastham, Massachusetts, on June 22, 2019. 
1970 (Unknown) County
I Wish I Had An Afro
(Pub: Contemporary Books ISBN: 0402142616)
Book for young readers. 
1979 (Unknown) County
Billy Jo Jive, Super Private Eye: The Case of the Sneaker Snatcher
(Pub: Dell Publishing ISBN: 0440405696)
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer. 
1976 (Unknown) County
Billy Jo Jive Super Private Eye: The Case of the Missing Ten Speed Bike
(Pub: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0385280610)
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.  
1978 (Unknown) County
illy Jo Jive And The Case Of The Missing Pigeons
(Pub: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0440005671)
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.  
1981 (Unknown) County
Billy Jo Jive And The Walkie-Talkie Caper
(Pub: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0440007917)
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.  
1982 (Unknown) County
Billy Jo Jive And the Case Of The Midnight Voices
(Pub: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0440007526)
Children's book written with his father, Ted Shearer.  
? Westchester County
When a child, Mr. Shearer moved with his family to Greenburgh, New York. 
? Monroe County
Mr. Shearer attended for a time Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta, New York. 
? New York County
Mr. Shearer taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in Manhattan, New York. 
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