Virginia Hamilton(1936-2002)

Writer

Virginia Hamilton was born on 12 March 1936 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA. She was a writer, known for The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) and The House of Dies Drear (1984). She was previously married to Arnold Adoff. She died on 19 February 2002 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA.

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Known for

The Planet of Junior Brown

6.1

Writer

1997

The House of Dies Drear

6.4

TV Movie

Writer

1984

Alternative name
- Virginia Hamilton-Adoff
Born
- March 12, 1936
- Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Died
- February 19, 2002
- Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA(breast cancer)
Spouse
- Arnold Adoff1960 - February 19, 2002 (her death, 2 children)
Other works
Author of many books for children, including "The People Could Fly" (1965), "Zeely" (1967), "The Planet of Junior Brown" (1971), "Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom" (1993)