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Jay Williams

Born

in Buffalo, New York, The United States

May 31, 1914

Died

July 12, 1978

Genre

Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Jay Williams (May 31, 1914–July 12, 1978) was an American author born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Max and Lillian Jacobson. He cited the experience of growing up as the son of a vaudeville show producer as leading him to pursue his acting career as early as college. Between 1931 and 1934 he attended the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University where he took part in amateur theatrical productions.

Out of school and out of work during the end of the Depression, he worked as a comedian on the upstate New York Borscht Belt circuit. From 1936 until 1941, Jay Williams worked as a press agent for Dwight Deere Winman, Jed Harris and the Hollywood Thea ...more

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	Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint (Danny Dunn, # 1) by Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 1956 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (Danny Dunn, #3) by Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin 3.91 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 1958 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1976 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King with Six Friends by Jay Williams, Imero Gobbato (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Practical Princess and Other Liberating Fairy Tales 4.41 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy by Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin, Paul Sagsoorian (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1974 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Practical Princess by Jay Williams, Friso Henstra (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1969 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine (Danny Dunn, #11) by Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin, Paul Sagsoorian (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (Danny Dunn, #8) 3.88 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1964 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (Danny Dunn, #4) by Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1959 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Danny Dunn (15 books)
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Jay Williams,

Raymond Abrashkin,

Owen Kampen (Illustrator)

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“Then Joe said, “I know what it was — split personality — when a man is two people at once.”

“Huh?” Danny grunted.

“Sure. I saw it on another TV horror show,” said Joe. “There was this good guy, and when the moon was full he turned into a monster—”

“Don’t be silly,” Danny said. “The moon isn’t even out now.”

“Is that all you watch on TV, Joe?” Irene asked, pursing up her lips. “Horror movies?”

“Nope.” Joe shook his head. “I only watch those before going to bed.”

“Hmf,” Irene sniffed. “Your parents shouldn’t allow you to watch such
things.”

“They don’t,” Joe grinned.”
― Jay Williams, Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine

tags: horror-movies

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“Well, that was last year. I was only a kid then,”
― Jay Williams, Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint

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“I’m positive he turned north into Cowbridge Road, because that’s the short cut leading from Route 2 northward and over to U.S. 1. You can see it on the map.” “So what? Just because a man”
― Jay Williams, Danny Dunn and Heat Ray

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