Marjorie Kellogg (July 17, 1922 – December 19, 2005) was an American author.

Biography

Marjorie Kellogg was born in

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, July 17, 1922. Kellogg attended and dropped out of the

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before going to

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to pursue a career in writing. She worked at the ''

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'' as a copy editor. She later received a job with ''Salute Magazine'', where she was sent to write about the aftermath of

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in France and Spain. When she returned to the United States, Kellogg earned a master's degree in social work at Smith College.
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URL last accessed 2006-11-18 She relocated to

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, where she worked in various agencies as a social worker, which she credited as her inspiration for the characters in her books, plays and films.
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URL last accessed 2006-11-18 In 1968, Kellogg published ''Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon'', her first novel and most famous work, and two years later, she wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation. The movie was directed by

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and starred Liza Minnelli. She later wrote a screenplay adaptation of

Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, '' Th ...

's novel ''

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''. Her second novel was '' Like the Lion's Tooth'', which was about three emotionally distraught children. Carl Williams directed ''The Oldest Trick in the World'', which was Kellogg's first work as a playwright. She later followed with ''The Smile of the Cardboard Man'' and ''After You've Gone'', both of which starred Sylvia Short, who became her lover. Kellogg wrote the book for a musical ''Skybound'', produced by the ASCAP workshop. In 1989, she returned to Santa Barbara with Sylvia Short to live. Kellogg died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 2005, aged 83, at her home in Santa Barbara.

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