What is Alvin Schwartz (children's author)?
{{Infobox writer | name = Alvin Schwartz | birth_date = {{start date|1927|4|25}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|3|14|1927|4|25}} | death_place = [[Princeton, New Jersey]], U.S. | genres = {{hlist|[[Children's literature]]|[[Horror fiction|horror]]|[[folklore]]}} | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * [[Colby College]] * [[Northwestern University]] }} | occupation = {{hlist|Author|[[journalist]]}} }} '''Alvin Schwartz''' (April 25, 1927 – March 14, 1992) was an American author and journalist. He wrote more than fifty books about [[folklore]] and [[word play]], many of which were for young readers.<ref name=lambert>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/16/nyregion/alvin-schwartz-64-an-author-of-folklore-books-for-children.html |title=Alvin Schwartz, 64, an Author Of Folklore Books for Children|author= Lambert, Bruce|date= March 1992|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He wrote many horror books, but is best known for writing the horror novel series ''[[Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark]]''. Schwartz died of [[lymphoma]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]] on March 14, 1992, six weeks before his 65th birthday.<ref name=lambert/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/16/nyregion/alvin-schwartz-64-an-author-of-folklore-books-for-children.html ''New York Times'' obituary] {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Alvin}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:1992 deaths]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:Deaths from lymphoma]] [[Category:Journalists from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}