Lea Bayers Rapp
| Lea Bayers Rapp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lea Bayers July 19, 1946 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Pen name | Charles Dane (shared) |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Thomas Edison State College |
| Genre | non-fiction, children's fiction |
| Notable works |
Put your kid in show biz Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings |
| Spouse | Stanley Rapp |
| Children | Ilana Rapp, Justin Rapp |
Lea Bayers Rapp (born July 19, 1946 in Brooklyn)[1] is an American non-fiction and children's fiction writer. Among her books are "Put Your Kid in Show Biz"[2] and "Mazel Tov! The Complete Book of Jewish Weddings."[3] She also writes for periodicals[4] and is a member of the Authors Guild.[5]
Lea Bayers was born into a Jewish family[6] from Brooklyn. She holds a BA from Thomas Edison State College[7] and currently lives in Sayreville, New Jersey.[8]
In 1978 Rapp wrote Smiling Faces, a musical play for children.[9] Claire Martin composed the music for this play.[9]
Books
- 1981 - Put your kid in show biz (Sterling Publishing)
- 1992 - The best public high schools: Where do kids get the best secondary education in New Jersey? (with 4 coauthors; Tomlinson Enterprises)
- 1993 - Life's little destruction book (with coauthors under the pen name Charles Dane; St. Martin's Press)
- 2002 - Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings (Kensington Books)
References
- ↑ Curt Johnson, ed. (1988), Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors and Poets, p. 458
- ↑ Kaplan, Eliot (1982-09-28). "A Star is Bred". Family Weekly. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
|chapter=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ethnic weddings capture heritage". The Olympian. 2004-08-01.
- ↑ e.g., Rapp, Lea Bayers (October 1987). "Broadway Babies". Playbill 5 (12).
- ↑ http://www.authorsguild.org/news/member_websites/r.html
- ↑ "Lea Bayers Rapp". Kensington Books.
- ↑ World Who's Who of Women 1990/91, p. 680
- ↑ Olivio, Andrea. "Public invited to meet local authors at library", Old Bridge Suburban, April 7, 2005. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Expected to attend are Sayreville authors Daniel Gary Holderman, Lea Bayers Rapp and Helen Boehm, as well as South Amboy authors Jerry Smith, Chelle Martin, Flo Fitzpatrick, Jim Carney, George Francy and Tom Burkard."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Smiling faces sometimes. Arr.: Jobete Music Company, Inc., employer for hire of Johnny Dentato". faqs.org. Retrieved 2009-11-14.