Clare "Blossom" Elfman ( Bernstein; November 4, 1925 – April 10, 2017) was an American

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Biography

Clare (

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, "Blossom") Bernstein was born November 4, 1925. Writing as Clare Elfman, she was senior literary editor of Buzzine (owned and operated by her son, Richard Elfman). She also wrote theater and book reviews and did interviews. Her husband was Milton Elfman (1915–2001); they were married for 53 years until his death in 2001. She had two children: writer, director and publisher

Richard Elfman Richard Elfman (born March 6, 1949) is an American actor, musician, director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author and magazine publisher. Early life Richard Elfman was born in the Watts district of inner-city Los Angeles. His mother, B ...

, and musician, composer, actor, and voice actor Danny Elfman. Their family is

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. Adaptations of Elfman novels ''The Girls of Huntington House'' was produced as a film and ''I Think I'm Having a Baby'' received an Emmy as a television movie.

Bibliography

*''The Girls of Huntington House'' (1972) *''A House for Jonnie O.'' (1977) *''The Sister Act'' (1979) *''The Butterfly Girl'' (1980) *''Return of Whistler'' (1982) *''I Think I'm Having a Baby'' (1982) *''The Strawberry Fields of Heaven'' (1983) *''The Haunted Heart'' (1987) *''Love Me Deadly'' (1989) *''Tell Me No Lies (Mike and Ally Mystery, No 2)'' (1989) *''The Ghost-Sitter (Mike and Ally Mystery, No 3)'' (1990) *''The Curse of the Dancing Doll (Mike and Ally Mystery)'' (1991) *''The Case of the Pederast's Wife'' (2005)

Film

*''The Girls of Huntington House'' (1973) *CBS Afternoon Playhouse: ''I think I'm Having a Baby'' (1981)

Awards

*''The Girls of Huntington House'', winner, the "

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Best Book for Young Adults Award", 1972 *''A House for Jonnie O.'', winner, the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award, 1977Profile
librarything.com; accessed February 10, 2018. *CBS Afternoon Playhouse: ''I think I'm Having a Baby'', winner, a

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for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming"

References

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