Williams, Jay; Delving, Michael

Jay Williams/ Michael Delving (Lord of the Rings fan??)
Born May 31, 1914 in Buffalo, NY
Married June 3, 1941: Barbara Girdansky
Two Children: Christopher and Victoria
Lived in West Redding, Connecticut
Died July 12, 1978 (Heart Attack) London


Art Students League
Author: Fiction and Non-Fiction


Several years in show business as an entertainer and stage manager were followed by four years as an assistant press agent for the group Theater and then service with the 65th Infantry Division.


1932 - 1933 - University of Pennsylvania
1934 - Columbia University
1940 - By Rocket to the Moon [sound recording-78 rpm; 10 in] - music composed Raymond Scott
1943 - The Stolen Oracle pictures by Frederick T. Chapman
1944 - The Counterfeit African 
1946 - The Sword and the Scythe illustrated by Edouard Sandoz
1948 - The Roman Moon Mystery
1948 - Chisholm Trail [sound recording-78 rpm; 10 in]
1949 - received a Guggenheim Fellowship
1949 - The Magic Gate Pictures by John Brimer
1951 - Augustus Caesar
1953 - Little Fugitive (movie) - as "Jay the Pony Ride Man"
1956 - Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1956 - A Change of Climate - a more or less aimless and amiable account of various journeys and encounters abroad. Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
1957 - Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1958 - Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (with Raymond Abrashkin)(1961-Young Readers Choice Award)
1959 - Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1959 - The Battle for the Atlantic Maps by Richard Edes Harrison.
1959 - Soloman and Sheba
1960 - The Tournament of the Lions Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
1960 - Medusa's Head illustrated by Steele Savage
1960 - Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (with Raymond Abrashkin)(1963-Young Readers Choice Award)
1961 - Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1962 - Puppy Pie illustrated by Wayne Blickenstaff
1962 - I Wish I Had Another Name by Jay Williams and Winifred Lubell
1962 - Knights of The Crusades by Jay Williams in consultation with Margaret B. Freeman
1962 - Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1963 - Joan of Arc by Jay Williams in consultation with Charles Wayland Lightbody
1963 - Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1965 - Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1965 - The Cookie Tree illustrated by Blake Hampton
1965 - The Question Box illustrated by Margo Zemmach
1966 - Philbert the Fearful illustrated by Ib Ohlsson
1967 - Danny Dunn and the Voice from Space (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1968 - The King with Six Friends illustrated by Imero Gobbato
1968 - To Catch a Bird illustrations by Jo Polseno
1969 - Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1969 - The Good-for-Nothing Prince illustrated by Imero Gobbato
1969 - The Practical Princess illustrated by Friso Henstra (Golden Apple Award)
1970 - A Box Full of Infinity pictures by Robin Lawrie.
1971 - Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin) illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian
1971 - The Silver Whistle illustrated by Friso Henstra (selected one of the Fifty Best Books of the Year by the American Institute of Graphics Arts)
1971 - A Present from a Bird
1972 - The Youngest Captain Illustrated by Friso Henstra
1972 - Seven at One Blow Illustrated by Friso Henstra
1974 - Danny Dunn and the Invisible Boy (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin) 1974 - A Bag Full of Nothing illustrated by Tom O'Sullivan
1974 - Forgetful Fred illustrated by Friso Henstra
1975 - Danny Dunn, Scientific Detective (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1976 - The Burglar Next Door - illustrated by DeAnne Hollinger
1977 - Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1979 - The City Witch and the Country Witch - pictures by Ed Renfro
1980 - The Water of Life illustrated by Lucinda McQueen
2001 - Petronella illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean


Sources: Internet Book List
IMDB
Wikipedia
Library of Congress Online Catalog
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