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Phoebe Gilman (Children's Author) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
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August 29, 2002 (62 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Celebrities born on April 4
Born in 1940
Born in The Bronx, New York
Aries named Phoebe
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First name Phoebe
Phoebe Gilman was a Canadian-American children's book author and illustrator. Her books were notable for their strong lead female characters. Her book Something from Nothing, adapted from an old Yiddish tale, won the 1993 Ruth Schwartz Award for best children's book, and was later adapted for television. Born in The Bronx, New York, where she lived her first years, later living in Europe, Israel, and finally settled in Canada in 1972.
BornApril 4, 1940, The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 2002
OccupationWriter, Illustrator

About Phoebe Gilman

Children's Author Phoebe Gilman was born on April 4, 1940 in The Bronx, New York, United States (She dies at the age of 62, on August 29, 2002).

Author and artist of children's books who is noted for her strong female protagonists. Something From Nothing (1992) and Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs are two of her most popular works (1987).

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Phoebe Gilman before becoming famous

Phoebe Gilman was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1940 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She attended Hunter College and the Art Students League of New York, and then went around Europe while working as a painter. Her first children's book, The Balloon Tree, was published in 1984.

Achievement of Phoebe Gilman

For her book, Something From Nothing, she earned the Ruth Schwartz Award for Best Children's Book in 1993.

Phoebe Gilman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In her early sixties, she died of leukemia. Her three children, as well as her husband, Brian Bender, survive her.

Phoebe Gilman Collabed with

She and Poet Malka Lee, an American poet, were both students at Hunter College.

Malka Lee (1904 - 1976) (Poet)
Malka Lee (1904 - 1976)

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Phoebe Gilman Income & Net worth

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Phoebe Gilman Height and Weight

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Latest information about Phoebe Gilman updated on March 16 2023.