Paula Fox

Paula Fox was an award-winning popular author from America, who liked to write adult and children’s books as well as memoirs. She had made excellent contributions to the children’s book genre, for which she was awarded with the biennial Hans Christian Award in the year 1978. This is the highest international award given to a children’s books creator. Author Fox had also won several other prestigious awards in her career, particularly for her children’s books, including the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. In 2011, author Fox was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of the New York State. The adult novels written by Fox did not get printed beyond 1992 as they failed to gather any audience. Another reason was the increasing popularity of the children’s books written by her. At the time of the mid 90s, Fox saw a revival of her adult books as they were championed by several aspiring American writers. Author Fox was born on April 22, 1923, in New York City, New York, United States. Her death occurred on March 01, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 93. Fox’s mother named Elsie De Sola was a screenwriter from Cuba, while her father named Paul Hervey Fox used to teach English and write screenplays. After divorcing her mother, Fox’s father had married another woman named Mary, with whom he had a daughter and 3 sons. This way, author Fox had 4 step-siblings. Author Fox was rejected by her mother at the time of her birth and was left at a foundling home. She was eventually rescued by her maternal grandmother named Candelaria De Sola. Later, Fox lived with her grandmother while moving around Cuba, Florida, and the United States. As Candelaria was not able to provide a home to Fox, she gave her away to Reverand Corning in Balmville, New York. It was Reverand Corning who taught author Fox important lessons about life and also treated her with love and affection. When Fox was 5 years old, she went to meet with her parents, but was not treated well. She was seen as a prisoner of war by her mother. Later, Fox described this incident in one of her memoirs as a pretty traumatic experience.