Mary Jane Carr

Mary Jane Carr
BornApril 23, 1895
Portland, Oregon
DiedJanuary 4, 1988(1988-01-04) (aged 92)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's Literature, Biographies
Notable worksChildren of the Covered Wagon, Young Mac of Fort Vancouver andPeggy and Paul and Laddy

Mary Jane Carr (April 23, 1895 – January 4, 1988)[1] was an American author. Carr wrote her first poem at the age of eight. While at high school, she relied on her writing to pay her way through school. She had a contract with Walt Disney.[2] Other than poems and stories, she also published plays for children. She made a career in journalism, spending several years editing the newspapers for Catholic Sentinel. Her first book, Children of the Covered Wagon, was published in 1934. This novel would be filmed under the title Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956), through Walt Disney Productions. Young Mac of Fort Vancouver and Peggy and Paul and Laddy also contributed to her fame.[3] [4][5]

Carr's poem "Pirate Wind" (Top of the Morning, 1941) was adapted in 1974 as The Autumn Wind by Steve Sabol for NFL Films coverage of the 1974 Oakland Raiders season.

  1. ^ "Mary Jane Carr." (2005): Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Carr, Mary Jane." Junior Book Of Authors (1951): Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Mary Jane Carr". Goodreads. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ Mary Jane Carr, Retrieved 28 April 2015[circular reference]
  5. ^ "Review of Children of the Covered Wagon by Mary Jane Carr". Washington Historical Quarterly Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct., 1934), p. 306.