Miriam Young

Miriam Young (died September 12, 1974)^[1] was an American writer best known for children's books. She also wrote Mother Wore Tights, a memoir about growing up in a vaudeville family, which was adapted as the 1947 film of the same name, a "Hollywood supermusical".^[1]

Miriam Young
Born	Miriam Burt[1] (1913-02-26)February 26, 1913[2] New York City, New York, US
Died	12 September 1974(1974-09-12) (aged 61) Lake Katonah, New York[1]
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's literature, picture book texts
Notable works	Mother Wore Tights

Young was born in 1911 or 1912, her New York Times obituary implies.^[1] Other sources give year of birth 1913. The Library of Congress gives date February 26, 1913.^[2]

Selected works

• Mother Wore Tights (1944)
• The Dollar Horse (1961)
• The Secret of Stone House Farm (1963)
• Miss Suzy (1964)
• Jellybeans for Breakfast (1968)
• A Witch's Garden (1973)