Gladys
Garner
Leithauser
Born:
02/11/1925
Detroit
,
MI
Died: 08/29/2010
Parents: Herbert N. Garner, Caroline S. Garner
Spouse: Harold E. Leithauser, Attorney (1st) Arthur Higbee (2nd)
Children: Lance, Mark, Brad, and Neil
Died: 08/29/2010
Parents: Herbert N. Garner, Caroline S. Garner
Spouse: Harold E. Leithauser, Attorney (1st) Arthur Higbee (2nd)
Children: Lance, Mark, Brad, and Neil
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Who Should I Be? - Danny's lively imagination leads him to dress up and pretend to be a variety of characters, until he helps a neighbor in distress and discovers his own self-worth. With Lois Breitmeyer |
Fiction | Children | Mahwah, NJ : Paulist Press | 1991 | |
|
The World of Science: An Anthology for Writers - Editor with Marilynn Bell |
Non Fiction | Adult | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 1986 | |
|
The Rabbit Is Next - Little Golden Book about veterinarians with Lois Breitmeyer |
Fiction | Children | Racine, WI : Western Publishing, Inc. | 1978 | |
|
The Dinosaur Dilemma - With Lois Breitmeyer |
Fiction | Children | San Carlos, CA : Golden Gate Junior Books | 1964 | |
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Little Golden Book with Lois Breitmeyer |
Picture Book | Children | Racine, WI : Golden Books Publishing Company | 1931 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"To create books for children that will enhance their imaginative skills and supply them with sound, substantial materials for mental and emotional growth."
With Lois Breitmeyer, they worked together to explain scientific information to children and wrote it in narrative poems.
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Poet
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Her poem "Early Spring Evening" was published in The Christian Science Monitor | 1960 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. | 1980 |
|
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 13-16R Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 27 |
1976 -1989 |
| Michigan Poets with Supplement to Michigan Authors 1960 | 1964 |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Dissertation was on Bertrand Russell |
Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1977 |
| Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in biochemistry | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1946 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn , MI | 1978 -1993 |
| Part-time Instructor, Department of English | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1966 |
| Research Associate in Zoology and Biochemistry | Detroit Institute of Cancer Research | Detroit , MI | 1960 -1966 |
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