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Marjorie Flack
AuthorBooks · Second hand1897-1958
Marjorie Flack was an American artist and writer of children's picture books. She was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping (1933), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus, who was actually her dog. Her first marriage was to artist Karl Larsson; she later married poet William Rose Benét.
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About Marjorie Flack
Birth
1897
Death
1958
First book
1930
Years writing
96
Marjorie Flack was an American artist and writer of children's picture books. She was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping (1933), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus, who was actually her dog. Her first marriage was to artist Karl Larsson; she later married poet William Rose Benét.
Marjorie Flack was a prominent American artist and writer dedicated to children's literature.
Her famous character Angus, the curious Scottish terrier, was inspired by her own pet.
The popularity of her work The Story about Ping grew significantly thanks to the Captain Kangaroo show.
Throughout her career, she published a total of 35 books focused on young readers.
In addition to her work as an author, she was married to the poet William Rose Benét.
