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Julie Tatham

Julie Campbell Tatham
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Born Julie Campbell
(1908-06-01)June 1, 1908
Flushing, New York, United States
Died July 7, 1999(1999-07-07) (aged 91)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Pen name Julie Campbell,
Julie Tatham,
Julie Campbell Tatham,
Julie C. Tatham
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Nationality United States
Period 1948-1958
Genre Children's literature
Notable works Trixie Belden
Spouse Charles Tatham Jr.
Children 2

Julie Campbell Tatham (June 1, 1908 – July 7, 1999) was a US writer of children's novels, who also wrote for adults, especially on Christian Science. As Julie Campbell she was the creator of the Trixie Belden series (she wrote the first six) and the Ginny Gordon series. As Julie Tatham she also took over the Cherry Ames series and Vicki Barr series from Helen Wells.

Julie Campbell was born on June 1, 1908 in Flushing, New York, United States. She was the seventh of ten children of Julia deFres (Sample) and Archibald Campbell, an Army general, she also was a granddaughter of Army general.

On March 30, 1933, she married Charles Tatham Jr, and had two sons. In the 1940s, she created under her maiden name two series for Whitman Publishing Co, the Ginny Gordon series and the popular Trixie Belden series, continued by other writers under the pseudonym Kathryn Kenny. Under her married name, she also wrote some books of Helen Wells's series: Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr. She wrote during over 10 years before retiring.

Julie Tatham died on July 7, 1999 in Alexandria, Virginia, at the age of 91.

The Cherry Ames Page. "The Cherry Ames Page: Julie Tatham". Netwrx Consulting Inc. 

The Julie Campbell page on Trixie-Belden.com


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