Annie Fellows Johnston | |
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Born | Annie Julia Fellows May 15, 1863 McCutchanville, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | October 5, 1931 Pewee Valley, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Genre | Children's literature |
Spouse | William Levi Johnston |
Parents | Albion Fellows Mary Erskine Fellows |
Annie Fellows Johnston (May 15, 1863 – October 5, 1931) was an American author of children's fiction who wrote the popular The Little Colonel series, which was the basis for the 1935 Shirley Temple film The Little Colonel; many of the books were illustrated by photographer Kate Matthews. She was born and grew up in McCutchanville, Indiana, a small unincorporated town near Evansville, Indiana.