Authors and Illustrators Database

James Whitfield Ellison

Born: 05/15/1929  Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 01/09/2007
Parents: Chester W. and Clara J. Ellison
Spouse: Virginia
Children: Owen, Brett
Address(es):
Last known
New York , NY

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Akeelan and the Bee
- based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison. 		Fiction Children New York : Newmarket Press 2006
Two Brothers : The Tale of Kumal and Sangha
- Deep in a jungle, two tigers are born in the ruins of a forgotten temple. They play under the protection of their mother and father. Then fortune hunters penetrate the tigers' sanctuary and change their lives forever. The two cubs are separated - one to be cruelly trained as a circus performer, the other to become a young boy's pet. When they are grown they are reunited, but will face their greatest challenge yet. Based on the screenplay by Alain Godard 		Fiction Children New York : Newmarket Press 2004
Panic Room
- based on the screenplay written by David Koepp. 		Fiction, Suspense/Thriller Adult New York : Pocket Books 2002
Younger Than That Now : The Collected Interviews with Bob Dylan Non Fiction Thunder's Mouth Press 2002
Finding Forrester : A Novel
- based on the screenplay written by Mike Rich. 		Fiction Adult New York : Newmarket press 2000
Le Pouvoir de L'Auto-Hypnose
- Translation of Discovering the Power of Self-Hypnosis 		Non Fiction Children LeJour, Montreal 1993
Retiring on Your Own Terms : Your Total Retirement Planing Guide to Finances, Health, Life-Style, and Much Much More Non Fiction Adult New York : Crown 1989
Discovering the Power of Self-Hypnosis
- With Dr. Stanley Fisher and translated into French 		Non Fiction HarperCollins 1989
Judicial Indiscretion Non Fiction Adult New York: St. Martin's 1987
Buddies Fiction Adult New York : Seaview/Putnam 1983
Proud Rachel Fiction Adult New York : Stein & Day 1976
Summer After the War Fiction Adult New York : Dodd, Mead 1972
Descent Fiction Adult New York : Dodd, Mead 1970
Master Prim Fiction Adult Boston, Little, Brown 1968
The Freest Man on Earth Fiction Adult Garden City, N. Y., Doubleday 1958
I'm Owen Harrison Harding
- Autobiographical 		Fiction, Michigan Adult Garden City, N. Y., Doubleday, Pocket Books 1955
What is the aim or goal of your writing: To tell the psychological truth as best I can.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Awarded a lifetime fellowship in the novel at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury College 1955

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed., 3rd. ed.
- Listed in the following editiions: 1980, 1993 		1980
Michigan in Fiction
- Michigan Department of Education 		1976
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 1-4R Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 1 		1968-1981

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Michigan State College East Lansing, MI 1947-1950

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Book Editor American Health Magazine New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1988
Book Editor Psychology Today Magazine New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1975-1984
Executive Editor Book of the Month Club New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1967-1975
Senior Editor Coward-McCann New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1962
Senior Editor E. P. Dutton New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1962-1967
Editor Holt, Rinehart, and Winston New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1960-1962
Editor Fawcett Publication New York, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1958-1959
Staff Screen Writer Columbia Pictures Hollywood 1955-1958

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