Birthday
1927/04/25
Day of death
1992/03/14 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Also know as
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Alvin Schwartz (April 25, 1927 – March 14, 1992) was an American author and journalist who wrote more than fifty books dedicated to and dealing with topics such as folklore and word play, many of which were intended for young readers. A series of his books on folklore for children were illustrated by Glen Rounds and each featured a type of folklore: the first, A Twister of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues, was published in 1972. Others in this series included Tomfoolery, which featured wordplay; Wi...Read more
(2018) Scary Stories
as Self (archive footage)