John D Fitzgerald
- Category : 1906-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition : Split - Small (9,36)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX The Sphinx 1
Biography
American author, who published his first novel, Papa Married a Mormon, in 1955. Other novels for adults about late nineteenth and early twentieth century Utah followed. Fitzgerald had many stories published in magazines, and he also co-wrote two textbooks about creative writing. In the 1960s, he turned his attention to books for children, writing the highly successful The Great Brain series of eight books, in which his characters are loosely based on characters from his own family and community, including himself.
John D. Fitzgerald died on 21 May 1988.