M. V. Carey

Full name Mary Virginia Carey. Born in New Brighton, Cheshire, England, UK, on 19 May 1925; brought to the United States in 1925, naturalized citizen in 1955; daughter of John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey. Education: College of Mount St. Vincent, B.S., 1946. Religion: Roman Catholic Career: Coronet, New York City, editorial associate, 1948 - 55; Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA, assistant editor of publications, 1955 - 69; free-lance writer 1969 - 1994. Member: PEN; Mystery Writers of America; Society of Children's Book Writers; Women in Communications. Awards, Honors: Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award, 1986, for "A Place for Allie". Writings: Novelizations of Walt Disney Motion Pictures: (With George Sherman) WD's "Babes in Toyland" Golden Press, 1961. WD's "The Sword in the Stone" Whitman, 1963. The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture "Mary Poppins" Whitman, 1964. WD's "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" Whitman, 1964. WD's "Donald Duck and the Lost Mesa Ranch" Whitman, 1966. The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Jungle Book" Whitman, 1967. The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Blackbeard's Ghost" Whitman, 1968. "Mrs. Brisby's Important Package" (adapted from film "The Secret of NIMH), Golden Press, 1982. Juveniles: "Raggedy Ann and the Glad and Sad Day", Golden Press, 1972. "Little Lulu and the Birthday Surprise, Whitman, 1973. "The Tawny, Scrawny Lio and the Clever Monkey" Golden Press, 1974. "Alonzo Purr, the Seagoing Cat", Western Pub., 1974. "The Owl Who Loved Sunshine", Golden Press, 1977. "The Gremlin's Storybook", Golden Press, 1984. The Three Investigators Mystery Series (Random House): "The Mystery of the... 15 Flaming Footprints, 1971. 17 Singing Serpent, 1972. 20 Monster Mountain, 1973. 21 The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, 1974. 23 Invisible Dog, 1975. 24 Death Trap Mine, 1976. 27 Magic Circle, 1978. 29 Sinister Scarecrow, 1979. 31 Scar-Faced Beggar, 1981. 32 Blazing Cliffs, 1981. 34 Wandering Cave Man, 1982. 36 Missing Mermaid, 1984. 39 Trail of Terror, 1984. 41 Creep-Show Crooks, 1985. 43 Cranky Collector, 1987 FYF#8 The Case of the Savage Statue, 1987. Other: (Editor) Jane Black, "The Indispensables", Hewitt House, 1971. "Step-by-step Candlemaking", Golden Press, 1972. "Step-by-step Winemaking", Golden Press, 1973. "Love Is Forever" (collection of prose and poetry), C.R. Gibson, 1975. (With George Sherman) "A Compendium of Bunk", C.C. Thomas, 1976. (Editor) "Grandmothers Are Very Special People", C.R. Gibson, 1977. "A Place for Allie" (young adult novel), Dodd, 1985. Sidelights: Carey told Contemporary Authors: "I began writing late; my first articles and stories were published after I was thirty, and I was motivated by money. Money is not a bad motivation. The need to eat keeps us from laziness, and the fact that someone is willing to pay to read what we write assures us that we have indeed written." Died in California, USA, on 27 May 1994.