Authors and Illustrators Database

Mildred Walker

Born: 05/02/1905  Philadelphia
Died: 05/27/1998
Parents: Walter M. Walker, Harriet Walker
Spouse: Ferdinand Ripley Schemm, a cardiologist
Children: Margaret Ripley Hugo, George, Christopher
Address(es):
Last known address:
Portland, OR
Interred:
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Saginaw, MI
image of Mildred Walker

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of A Piece of the World A Piece of the World
- A rock is left behind when a glacier moves on 		Non Fiction Children New York : Atheneum 1972
Image of If a Lion Could Talk If a Lion Could Talk
- (Publication Years: 1970, 1995) 		Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1970-1995
Image of The Body of a Young Man The Body of a Young Man Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company 1960
Image of The Curlew's Cry The Curlew's Cry
- (Publication Years: 1955, 1994) 		Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1955-1994
Image of The Southwest Corner The Southwest Corner Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company 1951
Image of Medical Meeting Medical Meeting
- (Publication Years: 1949, 1997) 		Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1949-1997
Image of The Quarry The Quarry
- (Publication Years: 1947, 1995) 		Historical Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1947-1995
Image of Winter Wheat Winter Wheat
- (Publication Years: 1944, 1993) 		Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1944-1993
Image of Unless the Wind Turns Unless the Wind Turns
- (Publication Years: 1941, 1996) 		Historical Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1941-1996
Image of Brewer's Big Horses Brewer's Big Horses
- (Publication Years: 1940, 1996) 		Historical Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company / University of Nebraska Press 1940-1996
Image of Dr. Norton's Wife Dr. Norton's Wife Fiction, Michigan Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company 1938
Image of Light from Arcturus Light from Arcturus Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt, Brace and company 1935
Image of Fireweed Fireweed
- Her first novel, with a background of a Lake Superior mill town, reflects a Michigan influence (Publication Years: 1934, 1994) 		Historical Fiction, Michigan Adult New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company / University of Nebraska 1934-1994
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed says, "Born in a parsonage in Philadelphia, Mildred came to Michigan in 1927 when she married a young surgeon." Contemporary Authors says, "I began writing in my early teens and by now it has become a way of life. Growing up in a parsonage, surrounded by books and sermons made me aware of the excitement and power of words and drew me inevitably toward writing."

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Professor Wells College Aurora 1955-1968
Copy writer John Wanamaker Company Philadelphia 1926-1927
Lecturer, writers conference staff member

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