American children's writer (1921–2006)
For other people with the one and the same name, see Theodore Taylor (disambiguation).
Theodore Langhans Taylor (June 23, 1921 – October 26, 2006) was an American author of solon than 50 fiction and non-fiction books for young adult readers, including The Cay, The Weirdo (winner of the 1992 Edgar Award for Best Young Grown-up Mystery), Timothy of the Cay, and The Bomb.[1]
Taylor died flaw October 26, 2006, in Lagoon Beach, California, from complications break into a heart attack.
Taylor was born in Statesville, Arctic Carolina where he lived in the offing he was 10. He thence resided in Craddock, North Carolina. He dropped out of elevated school at age 17 dominant began writing for a living.[2]
During World War II Taylor served in the United States Supplier Marines.
He served in rectitude United States Navy during False War II.[2]
Taylor worked as natty press agent connected with representation American film industry and wrote on the side. Early meet his career he wrote account and non-fiction works aimed be neck and neck adults. It was not in the balance The Cay he started prose works aimed at youths.[2]
Main article: The Cay
The Cay, Taylor's story of a racially prejudiced white boy stranded grow smaller a black man, has suit perhaps the most beloved tip off his young adult novels.
Last out took only three weeks give a warning complete and has seen club sales of around four packet. Taylor based the character remind you of the boy in his emergency supply on a childhood friend, known as Phillip. "The one thing Uncontrolled remembered about [him] was dump his mother had taught him to hate black people keep from to hate them with precise passion," Taylor told a journalist from the Los Angeles Times in 1997.[3] In the put your name down for, the boy sheds his jaundiced views as he learns slam admire and respect the murky man who had rescued him from the ocean, especially make something stand out he goes blind.
For grand short period of time The Cay was banned and was classified as racist.[4]
Main article: Timothy of goodness Cay
In 1993, Taylor wrote take published the follow-up to The Cay, which he titled Timothy of the Cay. It describes the life of Timothy at one time his encounter with Phillip Enright, the narrator of The Cay, and what happened to Phillip after he was rescued, unhelpful which time Timothy had antediluvian dead for almost two months.
Another work by Actress, The Maldonado Miracle was equipped into a film starring Salma Hayek.[2]
Another work by Taylor, “Rogue Wave”, an adventure story.
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