Author for children Phoebe Gilman

Phoebe Gilman

Living place: Bronx

Birthday: 4-4-1940 (84 years old)

Population of US 1940: 132,122,446

Global rank: #56770

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Author for children Phoebe Gilman profile

Who is Author for children Phoebe Gilman?
American-born child author and illustrator who is known for creating strong female characters. Her most popular works include Something From Nothing (1992) and Jillian Jiggs' Great Pigs (1987).
In 1993, she received the Schwartz Ruth Award for Best Children's Book for her work, Something From Nothing.

Young / Before famous

She studied at both Hunter College and the Art Students League of New York and later toured Europe while making a life as a painter. She published her first children's book, The Tree Balloon, in 1984.

Family life info

She died of leukemia in her early sixties. She is survived by her three children, as well as that of her husband, Brian Bender.

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She and American poet, Malka Lee, both attended Hunter College.

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When was Author for children Phoebe Gilman born?
Phoebe Gilman birthday 4-4-1940 (at the age of 84).
Where is Author for children Phoebe Gilman's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Phoebe Gilman was born in Bronx, New York- United States. Là Author for children, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Phoebe Gilman's global rank is 56770 and whose rank is 172 in list of famous Author for children. Population of US in 1940 is about 132,122,446 persons.
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Events in 1940 and 4-4

Events in US in the birth year of Phoebe Gilman

  • Selective Service Act signed. Background: conscription
  • The first Social Security benefit checks are paid out (Jan 30).
  • The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens. It is the first multilane U.S. superhighway. The first Los Angeles freeway opens.
  • The first McDonald's hamburger stand opens in Pasadena, Calif.

Birthday Phoebe Gilman (4-4) in history

  • Day 4-4 year 1818: Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.
  • Day 4-4 year 1841: President William Henry Harrison died from pneumonia, one month after his inauguration.
  • Day 4-4 year 1905: Earthquake in Kangra, India, killed more than 20,000.
  • Day 4-4 year 1945: The Ohrdruf death camp was liberated from Nazi occupation.
  • Day 4-4 year 1949: The treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed.
  • Day 4-4 year 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.
  • Day 4-4 year 1973: The ribbon was cut to open the World Trade Center in New York City.
  • Day 4-4 year 1979: Pakistan prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed by the military.
  • Day 4-4 year 1981: Henry Cisneros became the mayor of San Antonio, Texas: the first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city.
  • Day 4-4 year 1983: Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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