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	Alexander helped create the children's magazine ''Cricket'' and served on its editorial board, joined the library committee of World Book Encyclopedia in 1974, and served on the board of the Friends of the International Board on Books for Young People from 1982. He kept a strict routine, rising at 4 a.m. and writing until late afternoon whether or not he felt inspired, and he corresponded with readers, some of whom visited him at home. He died of cancer at Drexel Hill on 17 May 2007, a few weeks after the death of Janine, his wife of sixty-one years; his last novel, ''The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio'', appeared that August. Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library maintains a permanent exhibit of his desk, typewriter, manuscripts, and editions.		Alexander helped create the children's magazine ''Cricket'' and served on its editorial board, joined the library committee of World Book Encyclopedia in 1974, and served on the board of the Friends of the International Board on Books for Young People from 1982. He kept a strict routine, rising at 4 a.m. and writing until late afternoon whether or not he felt inspired, and he corresponded with readers, some of whom visited him at home. He died of cancer at Drexel Hill on 17 May 2007, a few weeks after the death of Janine, his wife of sixty-one years; his last novel, ''The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio'', appeared that August. Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library maintains a permanent exhibit of his desk, typewriter, manuscripts, and editions.

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==


	Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature.		Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature.

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	Alexander's other fiction series are Westmark (1981 to 1984) and Vesper Holly (1987 to 1990 and 2005). Westmark features a former printer's apprentice involved in the rebellion and civil war in a fictional European kingdom around 1800. Vesper Holly is a wealthy and brilliant Philadelphia orphan who has adventures in various fictional countries during the 1870s. There was some controversy about The Fortune-Tellers (1992), a picture book illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Some felt that the story was European in origin and therefore inappropriate for its African setting. Alexander's last novel, The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, was published in August 2007.		Alexander's other fiction series are Westmark (1981 to 1984) and Vesper Holly (1987 to 1990 and 2005). Westmark features a former printer's apprentice involved in the rebellion and civil war in a fictional European kingdom around 1800. Vesper Holly is a wealthy and brilliant Philadelphia orphan who has adventures in various fictional countries during the 1870s. There was some controversy about The Fortune-Tellers (1992), a picture book illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Some felt that the story was European in origin and therefore inappropriate for its African setting. Alexander's last novel, The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, was published in August 2007.

	Alexander helped create the children's literary magazine Cricket and served on its editorial board. He served on the library committee of World Book Encyclopedia in 1974 and in the board of directors in the Friends of the International Board on Books for Young People in 1982. Alexander maintained a rigorous working schedule, awakening at 4 a.m. ~~and~~ working until the late afternoon, afterwards enjoying his sole meal with his wife. He adhered to this routine even when he did not feel inspired, stating that he could not rely on inspiration alone. He corresponded with fans, who on occasion visited him in his home.		Alexander helped create the children's literary magazine Cricket and served on its editorial board. He served on the library committee of World Book Encyclopedia in 1974 and in the board of directors in the Friends of the International Board on Books for Young People in 1982. Alexander maintained a rigorous working schedule, awakening at 4 a.m. And working until the late afternoon, afterwards enjoying his sole meal with his wife. He adhered to this routine even when he did not feel inspired, stating that he could not rely on inspiration alone. He corresponded with fans, who on occasion visited him in his home.

	Alexander died on May 17, 2007, of cancer, a few weeks after the death of his wife of sixty-one years.		Alexander died on May 17, 2007, of cancer, a few weeks after the death of his wife of sixty-one years.


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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Alexander Wikipedia: Lloyd Alexander]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Alexander Wikipedia: Lloyd Alexander]
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
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	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

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