Norma Farber
Norma Holzman Farber (6 August 1909 – 21 March 1984) was an American children's book writer and poet. The Poetry Society of America presents the Norma Farber First Book Award, which is awarded for a first book of original poetry written by an American.
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Norma Farber
- Born
- 1909 · Boston.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · singer · poet
- Education
- Radcliffe College · Harvard University · Wellesley College · Boston Latin Academy
- Languages
- English
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Norma Holzman Farber (6 August 1909 – 21 March 1984) was an American children's book writer and poet. The Poetry Society of America presents the Norma Farber First Book Award, which is awarded for a first book of original poetry written by an American.
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Norma Farber (1909–1984) was a poet, singer and writer, of American nationality. The poet was born in Boston and died in Cambridge. Norma Farber was educated at Boston Latin Academy, Harvard University and Radcliffe College, among others. Languages used include English.
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She was born in Boston in 1909, daughter of G. Augustus and Augusta Schon Holzman. She attended Girls' Latin School. She earned degrees from Wellesley College, and Radcliffe College. On 3 July 1928, she married Sidney Farber, (died 1973) the founder of the Children's Cancer Research Foundation (now the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute) in Boston. According to her obituary published in the New York Times, she was also a classical soprano. Farber was sister-in-law to noted philosopher Marvin Farber, faculty at the University at Buffalo. Farber authored six books of poems and 18 children's books. Her poetry was first published in the 1940s, and she was still active in writing until her death from vascular disease in 1984. She was survived by four children.
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Juvenile poetry
Juvenile poetry
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Juvenile fiction
Juvenile fiction
• first printing 1973 *
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1909
Norma Farber was born in 1909 at Boston.
1984
Norma Farber died in 1984 at Cambridge.
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• Belgium's Premier Prix in singing in 1936 • Golden Rose Award • As I Was Crossing Boston Common, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1975
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