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Faith McNulty


Born
in New York City, NY, The United States
November 28, 1918

Died
April 10, 2005

Genre
Children's Books, Nonfiction


Faith McNulty was an American nonfiction author, probably best-known for her 1980 book The Burning Bed. She was born "Faith Corrigan" in New York City, the daughter of a judge. Young Faith attended Barnard College for one year, then attended Rhode Island State College. But she dropped out of college once she got a job as a copy girl at the New York Daily News. She later went to work for Life magazine. She worked for the U.S. Office of War Information in London during World War II.

McNulty was a wildlife writer at The New Yorker magazine for several years. In 1980, a collection of her New Yorker work was published as The Wildlife Stories of Faith McNulty. For many years, she edited the annual New Yorker compilation of the year's best children ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 3,435 ratings · 468 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors
The Burning Bed: The True S...
4.27 avg rating — 1,396 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions
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If You Decide to Go to the ...
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How to Dig a Hole to the Ot...
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4.19 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 1979 — 18 editions
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Arty The Smarty
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Dancing with Manatees
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The Lady and the Spider
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If Dogs Ruled the World (Le...
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Mouse and Tim
4.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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How Whales Walked into the Sea
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Endangered Animals (Hello R...
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