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Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007)

Author of The Book of Three

Includes the names: Lloyd Akexander, Lloyd Allexander, Lloyde Alexander, Lloyd Alexanderr

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Lloyd Alexander, January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007 Born Lloyd Chudley Alexander on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Allan Audley and Edna Chudley Alexander, Lloyd knew from a young age that he wanted to write. He was reading by the time he was 3, and though he did poorly in school, at the age of fifteen, he announced that he wanted to become a writer. At the age of 19 in 1942, Alexander dropped out of the West Chester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania after only one term. In 1943, he attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA, before dropping out again and joining the United States Army during World War II. Alexander served in the Intelligence Department, stationed in Wales, and then went on to Counter-Intelligence in Paris, where he was promoted to Staff Sergeant. When the war ended in '45, Alexander applied to the Sorbonne, but returned to the States in '46, now married. Alexander worked as an unpublished writer for seven years, accepting positions such as cartoonist, advertising copywriter, layout artist, and associate editor for a small magazine. Directly after the war, he had translated works for such artists as Jean Paul Sartre. In 1955, "And Let the Credit Go" was published, Alexander's first book which led to 10 years of writing for an adult audience. He wrote his first children's book in 1963, entitled "Time Cat," which led to a long career of writing for children and young adults. Alexander is best known for his "Prydain Chronicles" which consist of "The Book of Three" in 1964, "The Black Cauldron" in 1965 which was a Newbery Honor Book, as well as an animated motion picture by Disney which appeared in 1985, "The Castle of Llyr" in 1966, "Taran Wanderer" in 1967, a School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year and "The High King" which won the Newberry Award. Many of his other books have also received awards, such as "The Fortune Tellers," which was a Boston Globe Horn Book Award winner. In 1986, Alexander won the Regina Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the Catholic Library Association. His titles have been translated into many languages including, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Serbo-Croation and Swedish. He died on May 17, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Book of Three… (more)
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The Book of Three 7,435 copies, 154 reviews
The Black Cauldron 6,415 copies, 92 reviews
The High King 5,566 copies, 52 reviews
The Castle of Llyr 4,950 copies, 57 reviews
Taran Wanderer 4,719 copies, 59 reviews
Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth 2,286 copies, 35 reviews
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain (Foreword) 1,362 copies, 20 reviews
Westmark 1,220 copies, 19 reviews
The Iron Ring 862 copies, 11 reviews
The Kestrel 858 copies, 14 reviews
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen 828 copies, 5 reviews
The Beggar Queen 809 copies, 12 reviews
The Arkadians 739 copies, 11 reviews
The Prydain Chronicles 666 copies, 10 reviews
The Illyrian Adventure 653 copies, 11 reviews
The Chronicles of Prydain (Author) 644 copies, 14 reviews
The Wizard in the Tree 546 copies, 7 reviews
The Fortune-Tellers 521 copies, 16 reviews
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian 449 copies, 3 reviews
The Cat Who Wished to be a Man 446 copies, 3 reviews
The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha 376 copies, 3 reviews
The Jedera Adventure 371 copies, 4 reviews
The El Dorado Adventure 367 copies, 7 reviews
Gypsy Rizka 347 copies, 6 reviews
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio 342 copies, 9 reviews
The Rope Trick 325 copies, 7 reviews
The Drackenberg Adventure 313 copies, 2 reviews
The Gawgon and the Boy 306 copies, 3 reviews
The Town Cats and Other Tales 306 copies, 2 reviews
The Philadelphia Adventure 263 copies, 2 reviews
The Xanadu Adventure 166 copies, 5 reviews
The King's Fountain 104 copies, 3 reviews
How the Cat Swallowed Thunder (Author) 102 copies, 3 reviews
A Lloyd Alexander Collection 98 copies, 2 reviews
The First Chronicles of Prydain 97 copies, 1 review
The four donkeys 80 copies, 4 reviews
Dream-of-Jade: The Emperor's Cat 73 copies
The House Gobbaleen 73 copies, 1 review
The Truthful Harp 70 copies, 1 review
The Second Chronicles of Prydain 65 copies, 1 review
Coll and His White Pig 55 copies
My Five Tigers 38 copies, 2 reviews
Border hawk: August Bondi 36 copies, 1 review
The flagship Hope 32 copies, 1 review
Walt Disney Pictures' the Black Cauldron 19 copies
The Chronicles of Prydain: Complete 5 Vol Set; 1 Book of Three, 2 Black… 14 copies
Fifty Years in the Doghouse 12 copies
Janine is French 5 copies
The Chronicles of Prydain, Books 1 & 2: 50th Anniversary Introductory… 5 copies
My love affair with music 5 copies
The Sword Dyrnwyn 4 copies, 1 review
My Cats and Me: The Story of an Understanding (A Blank Journal) 3 copies
Top and Toby 2 copies
Coll and His White Pig | The Truthful Harp | The Four Donkeys | The King's… 2 copies
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain,… 2 copies
Storie Della Terra Di Prydain 2 copies
And Let the Credit Go 2 copies
Lloyd Alexander 6 volume set: The High King, Wizard in Tree, Castle of… 2 copies
Max Mondrosch 2 copies
The Vesper Holly Series: The Illyrian Adventure, The El Dorado Adventure,… 2 copies
The Rascal Crow [short story] 1 copy
The True Enchanter [short story] 1 copy
The Smith, the Weaver, and the Harper [short story] 1 copy
Lloyd Alexander (Cut Signature, V.G.) 1 copy
Novels by Lloyd Alexander: The Book of Three, the Castle of Llyr, Taran… 1 copy
Taran - Der Fürst des Todes 1 copy
Le Cronache di Prydain 1 copy
The Stone [short story] 1 copy
Author's Note (The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain) 1 copy
The Westmark Trilogy: Westmark, The Kestrel, The Beggar Queen 1 copy
The Sacred City of Cats 1 copy
Amoroso: My Love Affair With a Violin 1 copy
The Illyrian Adventure Book Guide (Voyagers Grade 5, Unit 3) 1 copy
Newbery Award Acceptance 1 copy
PEACE 1 copy
Taran Warrior 1 copy
Three Complete Novels 1 copy
The Foundling [short story] 1 copy
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Nausea (Translator, some editions) 9,479 copies, 80 reviews
The Wall: Stories (Translator, some editions) 2,714 copies, 22 reviews
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (Contributor) 795 copies, 27 reviews
The Big Book for Peace (Contributor) 771 copies, 14 reviews
Guys Write for Guys Read (Contributor) 744 copies, 13 reviews
The Dark Frigate (Introduction, some editions) 694 copies, 15 reviews
A Newbery Halloween (Introduction) 394 copies, 3 reviews
The Black Cauldron [1985 animated film] (Original book) 236 copies, 2 reviews
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (Contributor) 230 copies, 9 reviews
The Outspoken Princess and The Gentle Knight: A Treasury of Modern Fairy… (Contributor) 193 copies, 2 reviews
The Fantastic Imagination (Contributor) 149 copies, 1 review
The Prydain Companion: A Reference Guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain… (Foreword) 126 copies, 3 reviews
The Fantastic Imagination II (Contributor) 92 copies
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (Contributor) 87 copies, 5 reviews
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories (Contributor) 83 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (Contributor) 81 copies
The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories (Contributor) 47 copies
Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art (Contributor) 43 copies
A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (Contributor) 29 copies, 1 review
Fantasy Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide (Foreword) 21 copies
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : Le monde des chimères (Contributor) 17 copies
Visions and Imaginations: Classic Fantasy Fiction (Contributor) 13 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, September 1974 (Illustrator) 7 copies
Tales Beyond Time: From Fantasy to Science Fiction. (Contributor) 7 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, January 1974 (Illustrator) 6 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, November 1976 (Contributor) 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, October 1973 (Contributor) 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, December 1976 (Contributor) 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, November 1974 (Contributor) 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 8, April 1974 (Contributor) 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 9, May 1975 (Contributor) 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, September 1977 (Illustrator) 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, January 1977 (Contributor) 3 copies
The Wall: (Intimacy) and Other Stories (Translator, some editions) 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 10, June 1975 (Contributor) 3 copies
Inget val/A-6171. Ett judiskt levnadsöde/Mina fem tigrar/Djävulens män… 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, October 1976 (Contributor) 3 copies
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Canonical name
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Alexander, Lloyd Chudley
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Date of birth
1924-01-30
Date of death
2007-05-17
Burial location
Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (USA Plot: Monticello Mausoleum, B4-Back Wall)
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of death
cancer
Places of residence
Education
Upper Darby High School (graduated 1940)
University of Paris
Haverford College
Occupations
author
soldier
Relationships
Denni, Janine (wife)
Khalil, Madeleine (daughter)
November, Sharyn (goddaughter)
Agents
Organizations
United States Army (WWII)
Awards and honors
Upper Darby High School Wall of Fame
Regina Medal (1986)
Short biography
Disambiguation notice

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