Jane (Werner) Watson: Born July 11, 1915, in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA, died April 09, 2004
Writing Genre: Christian and Children's Stories
Children's writer Jane Werner Watson (1915-2004) was born in Fond du Lac, Wis. She earned a B.A. in English in 1936 from the University of Wisconsin, began a career in publishing, and became a prolific writer who specialized in non-fiction. She was one of the first editors for the original Golden Books series, and wrote books for Disney series.
She also wrote under the names Elsa Jane Werner Watson, Elsa Jane Werner, Jane Werner, Annie North Bedford, Monica Hill, Elsa Ruth Nast, W.K. Jasner, and A.N. Bedford. In 1958 she was named Woman of the Year in Literature by the Los Angeles Times.
Watson and her husband Earnest Charles Watson lived in India for several years when he was science attacheĢ to the U.S. embassy in New Delhi, and traveled extensively; their collection of Indian art is at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wis.
After moving to Santa Barbara, Calif., Watson taught continuing education classes in creative writing and cultural geography.
- ISBN10 0307605337
- ISBN13 9780307605337
- Publish Date 1 January 1960
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 May 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Golden Press
- Format Hardcover
- Language English