Walter Dean Myers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Walter Dean Myers
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1937(1937-08-12)
Age	87
Date Of Death	2014-07-01
Birthplace	Martinsburg
Country	United States
Birth City	West Virginia
Horoscope	Leo

Walter Dean Myers Biography

Walter Dean Myers is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. Author of the National Book Awards winner for novels for young adults The author is best known as the author of Fallen Angels, a book distinct from other books in its genre due to it’s use of the adult language, as well as its realistic depiction of the war.

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His birthplace was West Virginia and was raised in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. He eventually relocated to New Jersey with his wife and their child. Christopher Myers, his son Christopher Myers, also became an writer and illustrator.

Walter Dean Myers Net Worth

Walter Dean Myers is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walter Dean Myers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17. His first novel, The Life of a Harlem Man was published in 1968.

Fallen Angels, as well as two of his previous books, Hoops (1981) and Fast Sam, Cool Clyde and Stuff (1975), were, at one time on the list of the ALA of books that are banned. He was named an ALA National Representative for Young People’s Literature for the Library of Congress.

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Who is Walter Dean Myers Dating?

According to our records, Walter Dean Myers married to Constance Brendel , Joyce Elene Myers. As of December 1, 2023, Walter Dean Myers’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Walter Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Walter Dean Myers celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

What was Walter Dean Myers known for?

Walter Dean Myers. Walter Dean Myers, the award-winning children’s author best known for his many novels that portray the often difficult life experiences of young African-Americans , died on July 1 following a brief illness. He was 76.

What was Walter Dean Myers disability?

Myers retreated into books in part because he suffered from a speech impediment. When other kids made fun of him, he sometimes hit them.

What are 3 facts about Walter Dean Myers?

10 Facts About Children’s Author Walter Dean Myers 1. Walter Dean Myers won the Coretta Scott King Award for African American authors five times. 2. Although Myers attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in New York City and dropped out, the school claims him as a graduate.

Is Mr Walter Dean Myers a real person?

Author of over seventy children’s and young adult books, Walter Dean Myers was born Walter Milton Myers on August 12, 1937, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. At age two, Myers’s mother, Mary Green, died, and Florence Brown Dean, his father’s ex-wife and her husband, Herbert Dean, raised him.

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