Scott Corbett American Novelist
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Details
| Birthday |
27th July, 1913
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| Birthplace |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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| Died |
6th March, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Providence, Rhode Island, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Writer
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| Occupation |
Novelist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Novels, mystery fiction, speculative fiction
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W. Scott Corbett (July 27, 1913 – March 6, 2006) was an American novelist and educator. Beginning 1950 he wrote five adult novels, then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in 1965 to write full-time. His best known book is The Lemonade Trick, a novel for children. One of his books, entitled The Reluctant Landlord (1950), was made into the 1951 film Love Nest. He wrote his first children's book, Susie Sneakers, in 1956. According to a Providence Journal obituary, he wrote 81 books "including 34 that he aimed at children". According to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection that holds his papers, he wrote "at least sixty-seven fiction and non-fiction books for children".
