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Marjorie W. Sharmat Fast Facts
Birthday
*** ,1928
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Death day
March 12, 2019 (90 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
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Celebrities born on November 12
Born in 1928
Born in Portland, Maine
Scorpio named Marjorie
Children's Authors from Maine
Children's Authors born in United States
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First name Marjorie
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat is an American children's writer. She has written over 130 books for children and adolescents and her books have been translated into many languages. They have won accolades that include Book of the Year at the Library of Congress or have become the Literature Association's selection. Perhaps Sharmat's most famous work includes the child detective Nate the Great. It was inspired and named after his father, who lived to see Nate's first book published. One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, which was adapted into a TV series, won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Awards. Sharmat's husband, Mitchell Sharmat, expanded Nate's plot by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and detective at the same time. The couple wrote four Olivia Sharp books, which were published between 1989 and 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew wrote Nate's last two books with his mother.
BornMarjorie Weinman, November 12, 1928, Portland, Maine, United States
DiedMarch 12, 2019, Munster, Indiana, United States
Pen nameWendy Andrews
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestbrook Junior College
GenreChildren's literature
Notable awardsBook of the Year Citation from the Library of Congress, 1967
PartnerMitchell Sharmat
RelativesCraig Sharmat, Andrew Sharmat (sons)

About Marjorie W. Sharmat

Children's Author Marjorie W. Sharmat was born on November 12, 1928 in Portland, Maine, United States (She dies at the age of 90, on March 12, 2019).

Nate the Great, a series about a young investigator, is her best-known work for children. She had written nearly 130 children's books as of 2014.

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Marjorie W. Sharmat before becoming famous

Marjorie W. Sharmat was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1928 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1969, she wrote her debut book, Goodnight, Andrew; Goodnight Craig.

Achievement of Marjorie W. Sharmat

Nate the Great Goes Undercover, a film adaptation of her novel, earned the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award.

Marjorie W. Sharmat's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was born and reared in Portland, Maine, with her sister Rosalind. Mitchell Sharmat was her husband.

Marjorie W. Sharmat Collabed with

Novelist Russell Hoban was a friend of hers, and his wife illustrated one of her books.

Russell Hoban (1925 - 2011) (Novelist)
Russell Hoban (1925 - 2011)

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Marjorie W. Sharmat Income & Net worth

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