Virginia Louise Eggertsen February 17, 1912 Provo, Utah
Died
December 24, 1991 (aged 79) North Carolina
Alma mater
Brigham Young University
Years active
1942–1978
Notable awards
1957 Newbery Medal
Spouse
Frederick C. Sorensen
(m. 1943; div. 1958)
Alec Waugh
(m. 1969; died 1981)
Children
2
Virginia Louise Sorensen (née Eggertsen; February 17, 1912 – December 24, 1991), also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was an American regionalist writer. Her role in Utah and Mormon literature places her within the "lost generation" of Mormon writers. She was awarded the 1957 Newbery Medal for her children's novel, Miracles on Maple Hill.[1][2]
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Virginia Louise Sorensen (née Eggertsen; February 17, 1912 – December 24, 1991), also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was an American regionalist writer...
National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. Sorensen signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2001...
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ABC television network. It is based on the novel On This Star by VirginiaSorensen. In the 1920s, a successful New York pianist returns to his hometown...
Angels is a historical fiction novel by VirginiaSorensen, published in 1942 by Alfred A. Knopf. This was Sorensen's first novel, and it received attention...
Book Award (now called the Josette Frank Award) with Plain Girl by VirginiaSorensen. This book was translated into Japanese by Taro himself and published...
fiction writer Julia Murdock Smith, adopted daughter of Joseph Smith VirginiaSorensen, "Lost Generation" novelist of A Little Lower Than The Angels Jerald...
Editorial Cartooning. Raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Sorensen enrolled in the University of Virginia, where she drew a daily comic strip, Li'l Gus, for...
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written by Leo Stein The House Next Door: Utah 1896, a 1954 novel by VirginiaSorensen The House Next Door, a 1956 novel by Lionel White The House Next Door...
successful Island Records record label. In 1969, Waugh married the author VirginiaSorensen, and they resided together in Morocco, then moved to the United States...
unanimously chose The Giant Joshua as the best Mormon novel before 1980. VirginiaSorensen is best known for A Little Lower than the Angels (1942), which also...
first Mormon critic to engage on a scholarly level with the work of VirginiaSorensen and has written about other authors such as Lowell L. Bennion. Her...
security fellow at the Air War College, and attended the University of VirginiaSorensen Institute for Political Leadership as well as the Executive Master...
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The Virginian, and The Big Valley. Sorensen's film credits included Hang 'em High, Westworld, and Escape to Witch Mountain. Off screen, Sorensen and twenty-four...
Astronomy Observatory, University of Virginia Miller Center for Politics, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership...
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1954-05-16. p. 239. Retrieved 2022-11-14 – via newspapers.com. "VirginiaSorensen (February 17, 1912–December 24, 1991)". University of Alabama Libraries...
Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri; born June 29, 1943) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician serving as the U.S. representative from North...
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