Florence Engel Randall

Florence Engel Randall (October 18, 1917 – September 4, 1997)[2] was an American author. Randall wrote a total of five novels, as well as over one hundred short stories throughout her career.[3] Randall is perhaps best known for her novel A Watcher in the Woods (1976), which was made into a film of the same name by Walt Disney Pictures in 1980 and a television film of the same name by Lifetime Television in 2017.

Florence Engel Randall
Born	October 18, 1917 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died	September 4, 1997 (aged 79)[1] Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's fiction, Gothic literature
Notable works	A Watcher in the Woods (1976)
Spouse	Murray Charles

Life and career

Randall was born on October 17, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City.[4] Randall wrote multiple young adult novels, including The Almost Year, which earned recognition as an American Library Association Notable Book upon its 1971 release.[3] Randall died in 1997 in Great Neck, New York, where she lived in her later life.[1] Randall's papers are preserved in a collection at the Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.[3] There is also a scholarship for women writers granted annually from the university, named The Randall Award.[3]

Works

• Hedgerow (1967)
• The Place of Sapphires (1969)
• The Almost Year (1971)
• Haldane Station (1973)
• A Watcher in the Woods (1976)
• All the Sky Together (1985)

Bibliography

• Radcliffe, Elsa J. (1979). Gothic Novels of the Twentieth Century: An Annotated Bibliography. London: The Scarecrow Press.

References

1. "Paid Notice - Deaths - Randall, Florence Engel". The New York Times. September 5, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
2. "Summary Bibliography: Florence Engel Randall". isfdb. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
3. "Apply: Florence Engel Randall Fiction Awards". Boston University. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. Radcliffe 1979, p. 176.