José María Sánchez-Silva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José María Sánchez-Silva

Spanish children's writer

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1911

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 13-Jan-2002

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, film director, children's writer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

José Maria Sanchez-Silva y Garcia-Morales (11 November 1911 – 13 January 2002) was a Spanish writer.
He received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1968 for his contribution to children's literature.
He is best known for his novel Marcelino Bread and Wine (1953) which was filmed in 1955, as Miracle of Marcelino.