Olivia Coolidge

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Margaret Olivia Ensor Coolidge (October 16, 1908^[1] − December 10, 2006^[2]) was a British and American writer and educator. She wrote many children's books including Greek Myths (1949), her debut, and The Trojan War (1952); Legends of the North (1951); Men of Athens, one runner-up for the 1963 Newbery Medal, and Lives of famous Romans (1965); and biographies of Eugene O'Neill, Edith Wharton, Gandhi, and Tom Paine.

Olivia Coolidge was born in London to Sir Robert Ensor, a journalist and historian. She earned a degree in Classics and Philosopohy at Somerville College, Oxford, in 1931 and a Master's degree in 1940. In Germany, England and the U.S. she taught Greek, Latin, and English. In 1946 she married Archibald C. Coolidge of Connecticut, who had four children. ^[2]

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↑ Olivia E. Coolidge at Library of Congress
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Olivia E. Coolidge: Obituary". The Hartford Courant. December 13, 2006. Retrieved 2013-10-19.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 56941260 LCCN: n50032080 GND: 172034108

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Name	Coolidge, Olivia E.
Alternative names	Ensor, Margaret Olivia (birth name)
Short description	British American children's writer
Date of birth	1908-10-16
Place of birth	London, England, UK
Date of death	2006-12-10
Place of death	Essex, Connecticut, USA

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Olivia Coolidge

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