Mary Virginia Carey

Mary Virginia Carey (May 19, 1925 – May 27, 1994) was an English/American writer. She became famous through her involvement in the youth book series 'The Three Investigators'.[1][2]

Mary Virginia Carey
Born19 May 1925
New Brighton, England
Died27 May 1994(1994-05-27) (aged 69)
California, USA
OccupationWriter
OrganizationAmerican Lung Association
Society of Children’s Book Writers

Biography

Born to John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey in New Brighton, England, Carey was brought to the United States as a baby and lived in California, becoming a naturalised citizen in 1955.[1]

Career

In 1969, after working with Walt Disney Productions writing novelizations of Disney motion pictures, she began to work free-lance as an author and completed more than ten 'Three Investigators' books for Random House.[2]

Her other titles included A Place for Allie (1985) which was based on the life of Carey's mother and her trip from Nova Scotia to Boston.[2]

Other information

Carey was a board member of the American Lung Association as well as a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers.[2]

References
  1. "THREE INVESTIGATORS AUTHOR: M.V. CAREY". THE THREE INVESTIGATORS. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Obituaries : Mary Virginia Carey; Children's Book Author". Los Angeles Times. 29 May 1994. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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