Lilian Garis | |
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| Born | Lilian C. McNamara October 20, 1873 |
| Died | April 19, 1954 (aged 80) Newark, New Jersey |
| Pen name | Margaret Penrose Laura Lee Hope |
| Occupation | novelist, juvenile fiction writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | juvenile fiction |
| Notable works | Melody Lane series Girl Scouts series |
| Spouse | Howard R. Garis |
| Children | Roger Garis, Cleo F. Garis |
Lilian C. Garis, born Lilian C. McNamara (20 October 1873 – 19 April 1954), was an American author who wrote hundreds of books of juvenile fiction between around 1915 and the early 1940s.[1] Prior to this, she was the first female reporter for the Newark Evening News in New Jersey.[2] Garis and her husband, Howard R. Garis, were possibly the most prolific children's authors of the early 20th century.
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