Mary Virginia Carey (May 19, 1925 – May 27, 1994) was an English/American writer. She became famous through her involvement in the youth book series 'The Three Investigators'.[1][2]
Mary Virginia Carey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1925 New Brighton, England |
| Died | 27 May 1994 (aged 69) California, USA |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Organization(s) | American Lung Association Society of Children’s Book Writers |
Biography
editBorn to John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey in New Brighton, England, Carey was brought to the United States as a baby and lived in California, becoming a naturalised citizen in 1955.[1]
Career
editIn 1969, after working with Walt Disney Productions writing novelizations of Disney motion pictures, she began to work free-lance as an author and completed more than ten 'Three Investigators' books for Random House.[2]
Her other titles included A Place for Allie (1985) which was based on the life of Carey's mother and her trip from Nova Scotia to Boston.[2]
Other information
editCarey was a board member of the American Lung Association as well as a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers.[2]
Bibliography
editThe Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture
edit- The Sword in the Stone (Whitman Publishing Company, 1963)
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (Whitman Publishing Company, 1964)
- Mary Poppins (Whitman Publishing Company, 1964)
- The Gnome-Mobile (Whitman Publishing Company, 1967)
- The Jungle Book (Whitman Publishing Company, 1967)
- Blackbeard's Ghost (Whitman Publishing Company, 1968)
Three Investigators
edit- The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints (1971)
- The Mystery of the Singing Serpent (1972)
- The Mystery of Monster Mountain (1973)
- The Secret of the Haunted Mirror (1972), co-written with William Arden
- The Mystery of the Invisible Dog (1973), co-written with William Arden
- The Mystery of Death Trap Mine (1976)
- The Mystery of the Magic Circle (1978)
- The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow (1979)
- The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar (1981)
- The Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs (1981)
- The Mystery of the Wandering Cave Man (1982)
- The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid (1983)
- The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon (1983)
- The Mystery of the Trail of Terror (1984)
- The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion (1985)
- The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks (1985)
- The Mystery of the Cranky Collector (1987)
Other works
edit- Donald Duck and the Lost Mesa Ranch (Whitman Publishing Company, 1966)
- The Owl Who Loved Sunshine (Golden Books, 1977) ISBN: 0307134334 / 9780307134332
- The Secret of NIMH: Mrs. Brisby's Important Package (Golden Books, 1982) ISBN: 0307118851 / 9780307118851
- The Gremlins Storybook (Golden Books, 1984) ISBN: 0307158209 / 9780307158208
- A Place for Allie (Dodd Mead, 1985) ISBN: 0396085830 / 9780396085836
References
edit- ^ a b "THREE INVESTIGATORS AUTHOR: M.V. CAREY". THE THREE INVESTIGATORS. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries : Mary Virginia Carey; Children's Book Author". Los Angeles Times. 29 May 1994. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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