| Eleanor Cameron | |
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Eleanor Cameron and Leonard Wibberley 1965 |
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| Born | March 23, 1912 |
| Died | October 11, 1996 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genres | Children's Literature |
Eleanor Frances Butler Cameron (1912–1996) was a Canadian children's author. Her first book was The Unheard Music, published in 1950.
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Eleanor Cameron was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada on March 23, 1912. Her family moved to Ohio when she was 3 years old, but she lived most of her life in California. Her parents moved to Berkeley, California early in her life. She then lived in Los Angeles until she married Ian Cameron. She then moved to Pacific Grove, California, where she lived for most of the rest of her life. At the time of her death, her residence was in Pebble Beach, California. She died in a hospice in Monterey, California on October 11, 1996 at the age of 84.[1]
Since 1992, Golden Duck.org has presented the Eleanor Cameron Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction to the author of an English Language novel written for middle-grade readers.
The Mushroom Planet novels are set—in part—on a tiny, habitable second moon in orbit 50,000 miles from Earth but invisible to Earth telescopes without a special filter. The "Mushroom Planet" is covered in various types of mushrooms and is populated by small green people.