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Marie Hall Ets

Marie Hall Ets, American author and illustrator (died 1984)

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Born
December 16, 1895
Died
January 17, 1984
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1895

About Marie Hall Ets

Marie Hall Ets (December 16, 1895 – January 17, 1984) was an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. In 1960 Ets won the annual Caldecott Medal for her illustrations of Nine Days to Christmas, for which she also co-authored text with Aurora Labastida. Five of her titles were runners-up for that honor between 1945 and 1966, a record surpassed only by Maurice Sendak.

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Marie Hall Ets timeline

  1. Five of her titles were runners-up for that honor between 1945 and 1966, a record surpassed only by Maurice Sendak.
  2. In 1960 Ets won the annual Caldecott Medal for her illustrations of Nine Days to Christmas, for which she also co-authored text with Aurora Labastida.

The world when Marie Hall Ets was born

Marie Hall Ets was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marie Hall Ets's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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