Norton Philip Juster | |
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| Born | June 2, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2021 (aged 91) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Academic, writer |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania University of Liverpool |
| Period | 1961–2021 (children's writer) |
| Genre | Children's fiction, wordplay |
| Notable works | The Phantom Tollbooth The Dot and the Line |
Norton Juster (June 2, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line.
became an architect as well. Juster studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania,[1] obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1952. He went on to study city planning at the University of Liverpool.[2]
- ^ "Norton Juster Biography". Scholastic.
- ^ Langer, Emily (March 9, 2021). "Norton Juster, who conjured worlds of wordplay in 'Phantom Tollbooth,' dies at 91". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2021.