John and Patricia Beatty are survived by their daughter, Alexandra Beatty, who now lives in Oregon. John and Patricia were great admirers of California and its history, establishing the John and Patricia Beatty Award, which is given annually to honor the book that best promotes an awareness of California and its people. In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids. That mental luggage deserves to be filled with the best stuff only, not pap. Beatty died in 1991.Īn avid reader all her life, Patricia felt that, "What a young person reads becomes part of his or her mental luggage forever! This is the learning time, short but vital to the future adult. A prolific writer, she went on to publish numerous novels after the death of Mr.
She taught Writing Fiction for Children in the Extension Department of the University of California, Los Angeles. Beatty taught high school English and history and also held a position as a science and technical librarian. He held both the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, as well as the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Beatty served in the United States Army in World War II, in the European Theater. The Beattys were married in 1950 and later lived in Wilmington, Delaware, and London, England. He was a professor at the University of California, where he taught English history, specializing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. During the Civil War, a twelve-year-old Bowery Boy from New York City joins the Union Army as a drummer, deserts during a battle in Virginia, and encounters a hostile old mountain. Beatty studied at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Dr. : Charley Skedaddle (9780816713172) by Patricia Beatty and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.īoth John and Patricia Beatty were born in Portland, Oregon, and went to Reed College there. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.
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