Joan Lowery Nixon
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| Joan Lowery Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1927 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | June 28, 2003 (aged 76) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Young Adult Fiction |
Joan Lowery Nixon (February 3, 1927–June 28, 2003) was a prolific American journalist and author, specializing in historical fiction and mysteries for children and young adults.
[edit] Biography
Joan Lowery Nixon was born on February 3, 1927 in Los Angeles. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California in 1947. She taught for a time at various schools in L.A., before becoming a full-time writer. She died of pancreatic cancer in Houston, Texas on June 28, 2003. Not only was she a very productive author, but a writer of over 150 books ranging from more than three genres, or types of books.
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[edit] Career
Nixon's books were noted for frequently having strong, self-sufficient young women as lead characters. She also co-authored several popular science books with her geologist husband, Hershell. Nixon won four Edgar Allan Poe Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, and had five additional nominations. Twice, she won the California Young Reader Medal of the California Library Association. She also won the Western Writers of America's "Golden Spur Award" two times, and received the Texas Institute of Letters Award.
Her novel, The Other Side of Dark, was loosely adapted into the 1995 TV movie Awake To Danger; it starred Tori Spelling and Michael Gross. (Another novel, The Kidnapping of Thomas Gordon Gongol, is similar to the 1996 Moment of Truth movie Abduction of Innocence, which starred Katie Holmes.
