(person) by junkpile Mon Oct 02 2000 at 14:36:05

Joseph Krumgold was born in Jersey, but I don't know which one. He was the first person to win the Newbery Medal twice, for ...And Now Miguel in 1954 and Onion John in 1960.

He also wrote a book on Henry III and a book on Turkey (The Most Terrible Turk), which have since gone out of print.

Krumgold's family was in the motion picture business, though I don't know how. He himself wrote screenplays and produced several films, including ...And Now Miguel and Sweeney's Adventure. Apparently ...And Now Miguel existed first as a movie, which he later wrote into a book.

That's about it.


Books:

...And Now Miguel (1954 Newbery Award)

Onion John (1960 Newbery Award)

thanks to:
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/lynnvale/Archives/Newbery98/Newbery/krumgold/sld002.htm
www.amazon.com

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