Olivia Coolidge, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Olivia Coolidge

British American historical writer

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1908

Date of Death: 10-Dec-2006

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Margaret Olivia Ensor Coolidge (October 16, 1908 - December 10, 2006) was a British-born American writer and educator.
She published 27 books, many for young adults, including The Greek Myths (1949), her debut; The Trojan War (1952); Legends of the North (1951); Makers of the Red Revolution (1963); Men of Athens, one runner-up for the 1963 Newbery Medal; Lives of Famous Romans (1965); and biographies of Eugene O'Neill, Winston Churchill, Edith Wharton, Gandhi, and Tom Paine.
Olivia Coolidge was born in London to Sir Robert Ensor, a journalist and historian.
She earned a degree in Classics and Philosophy at Somerville College, Oxford, in 1931 and a Master's degree in 1940.
In Germany, England and the U.S.
she taught Greek, Latin, and English.
In 1946 she married Archibald C.
Coolidge of Connecticut, who had four children.