Beloved childrenโs author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
From left are: blues musician Buddy Guy; dancer and artistic director Suzanne Farrell; Bush; children's book author Beverly Cleary; and actor-director Ron Howard. Clearyโs publisher HarperCollins announced Friday that the author died Thursday in Carmel Valley, California, where she had lived since the 1960s. Trained as a librarian, Cleary didnโt start writing books until her early 30s when she wrote โHenry Huggins,โ published in 1950. Among the โHenryโ titles were โHenry and Ribsy,โ โHenry and the Paper Routeโ and โHenry and Beezus.โAdRamona, perhaps her best-known character, made her debut in โHenry Hugginsโ with only a brief mention. AdโDear Mr. Henshaw,โ the touching story of a lonely boy who corresponds with a childrenโs book author, won the 1984 John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Famous people who made it to age 100
Beverly Cleary, the children's author whose best-known characters include Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse, is celebrating her 102nd birthday on April 12. In honor of her birthday, take a look at some other famous centenarians. Hide Caption