M. V. Carey

Full name Mary Virginia Carey.

Born in New Brighton, Cheshire, England, UK, on 19 May 1925; brought to the United States in 1925, naturalized citizen in 1955; daughter of John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey.

Education: College of Mount St. Vincent, B.S., 1946.

Religion: Roman Catholic

Career: Coronet, New York City, editorial associate, 1948 - 55; Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA, assistant editor of publications, 1955 - 69; free-lance writer 1969 - 1994.

Member: PEN; Mystery Writers of America; Society of Children's Book Writers; Women in Communications.

Awards, Honors: Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award, 1986, for "A Place for Allie".

Writings: Novelizations of Walt Disney Motion Pictures: (With George Sherman) WD's "Babes in Toyland" Golden Press, 1961. WD's "The Sword in the Stone" Whitman, 1963. The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture "Mary Poppins" Whitman, 1964. WD's "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" Whitman, 1964. WD's "Donald Duck and the Lost Mesa Ranch" Whitman, 1966. The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Jungle Book" Whitman, 1967. The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Blackbeard's Ghost" Whitman, 1968. "Mrs. Brisby's Important Package" (adapted from film "The Secret of NIMH), Golden Press, 1982.

Juveniles: "Raggedy Ann and the Glad and Sad Day", Golden Press, 1972. "Little Lulu and the Birthday Surprise, Whitman, 1973. "The Tawny, Scrawny Lio and the Clever Monkey" Golden Press, 1974.