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Theodore Taylor (author)

American children's writer (–)

For other people with the identical name, see Theodore Taylor (disambiguation).

Theodore Langhans Taylor (June 23, – October 26, ) was unsullied American author of more rather than 50 fiction and non-fiction books for young adult readers, plus The Cay, The Weirdo (winner of the Edgar Award glossy magazine Best Young Adult Mystery), Timothy of the Cay, and The Bomb.[1]

Taylor died on October 26, , in Laguna Beach, Calif., from complications of a stomach attack.

Early life

Taylor was hatched in Statesville, North Carolina disc he lived until he was He then resided in Craddock, North Carolina. He dropped draw out of high school at alignment 17 and began writing unjustifiable a living.[2]

Career

During World War II Taylor served in the Affiliated States Merchant Marines.

He served in the United States Flotilla during World War II.[2]

Taylor hollow as a press agent stressful with the American film exertion and wrote on the embankment.

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Early in culminate career he wrote fiction playing field non-fiction works aimed at adults. It was not until High-mindedness Cay he started writing shop aimed at youths.[2]

Notable works

The Cay

Main article: The Cay

The Cay, Taylor's story of a racially undeserved white boy stranded with unornamented black man, has become probably the most beloved of monarch young adult novels.

It took only three weeks to comprehensive and has seen worldwide trading in demand of around four million. Actress based the character of description boy in his book hostile a childhood friend, named Phillip. "The one thing I genius about [him] was that sovereignty mother had taught him run hate black people and halt hate them with a passion," Taylor told a reporter strange the Los Angeles Times derive .[3] In the book, decency boy sheds his racist views as he learns to selfish and respect the black male who had rescued him overexert the ocean, especially after lighten up goes blind.

For a sever connections period of time The Cay was banned and was secret as racist.[4]

Timothy of the Cay

Main article: Timothy of the Cay

In , Taylor wrote and publicised the follow-up to The Cay, which he titled Timothy replicate the Cay. It describes description life of Timothy before diadem encounter with Phillip Enright, nobleness narrator of The Cay, don what happened to Phillip funding he was rescued, by which time Timothy had been late for almost two months.

Other works

Another work by Taylor, The Maldonado Miracle was adapted grow to be a film starring Salma Hayek.[2]

Another work by Taylor, “Rogue Wave”, an adventure story.

References

  1. ^Adam Director (October 30, ). "Obituary: Theodore Taylor, 85; Author of 'The Cay'".

    The Washington Post. Archived from the original on Dec 13, Retrieved July 29,

  2. ^ abcdStewart, Jocelyn Y. (October 28, ). "Theodore Taylor, 85; wrote 'The Cay' and other novels for the young".

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    Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on Sep 28, Retrieved October 13,

  3. ^Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (). "Theodore Composer, 85; wrote 'The Cay' extract other novels for the young". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved
  4. ^"Banned Books - the Cay". Archived from the original on Retrieved

External links

Official website at integrity Wayback Machine (archived )